The Golden Goose
Leslie Brooke
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, May 11, 2017)
Excerpt from The Golden GooseThereupon the second son went into the wood, and the Mother gave him, as she had given to the eldest, a sweet cake and a bottle of wine. The little old man met him also, and begged for a small slice of cake and a drink of wine. But the second son spoke out quite plainly. What I give to you I lose myself - be off with you, and he left the little man standing there, and walked on.Punishment was not long in coming to him, for he hadgiven but two strokes at a tree when he cut his leg so badly that he had to be carried home.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.