Page 23 - Ridiculous Wishes

some of that special wine."
On her return, the woodcutter drank deeply and
leaned back in his chair before the fire. "To match
such a fine blaze," he said, "I wish we had a measure
of sausage. It would go very well indeed!"

Scarcely had he spoken these words when his wife, to
her great astonishment, saw a long link of sausage
moving over to them like a snake from the chimney
corner. She cried out in alarm, but realizing at once

that this was the result of the wish which her foolish
husband had made, she began to abuse and scold him
angrily.

"When you might," she said, "have a kingdom, with
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