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gold, pearls, rubies, diamonds, fine clothes; and all
you wish for is a sausage!"
"Alas," her husband replied. "I was wrong, I made a
very bad choice. I admit my mistake. Next time I will
do better."
"Yes! Yes!" said his wife. "I'll repeat it till Doomsday.
To make such a choice as you did, you must be a

donkey."
At this the husband became very angry and almost
wished his wife was dead. "Mankind," he said, "is
born to suffer.

A curse on this and all sausages. I wish that it was
hanging from the end of your nose!"
The wish was heard at once in heaven, and the
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