Page 7 - The Daughters of the Wild Cabbages' Gatherer

here was once upon a time a herb
gatherer called Uncle Peppi, who had
three daughters, and they earned their living by
spinning. One day their father died and left them
all alone in the world. Now the king often went
through the streets at night, listening at the doors
to hear what people said about him. One evening,
he stopped at the door of the house where the
three sisters lived and listened to them having an
argument.
«If I were the wife of the royal butler,» the eldest
said, «I would give the whole courts some water
to drink from a single glass, and there would be
some water left over.»
«If I were the wife of the keeper of the royal
wardrobe,» the second sister said, «I would make
clothes for all the servants with one piece of cloth
and still have some cloth left over.»
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