` Where have you come from , with that fine red cock in your basket , ' asked she , for the bird was so big that the lid would not shut down properly . ` Oh , I come from a place where they do n't keep these things by the dozen , ' he replied , sitting down in front of the table . The woman said no more , but set before him a bottle of his favourite wine , and soon he began to wish to display his prize . ` Show me what you can do , cock , ' cried he . And the cock stood up and flapped his wings three times , crowing ` coquerico ' with a voice like a trumpet , and at each crow there fell from his beak golden drops , and diamonds as large as peas . This time Father Grumbler did not invite the innkeeper 's wife to pick up his treasures , but put his own hat under the cock 's beak , so as to catch everything he let fall ; and he did not see the husband and wife exchanging glances with each other which said , ` That would be a splendid cock to put with our basket . ' ` Have another glass of wine ? ' suggested the innkeeper , when they had finished admiring the beauty of the cock , for they pretended not to have seen the gold or the diamonds . And Father Grumbler , nothing loth , drank one glass after another , till his head fell forward on the table , and once more he was sound asleep . Then the woman gently coaxed the cock from the basket and carried it off to her own poultry yard , from which she brought one exactly like it , and popped it in its place . Night was falling when the man awoke , and throwing proudly some grains of gold on the table to pay for the wine he had drunk , he tucked the cock comfortably into his basket and set out for home . His wife and all the children were waiting for him at the door , and as soon as she caught sight of him she broke out : ` You are a nice man to go wasting your time and your money drinking in that tavern , and leaving us to starve ! Are n't you ashamed of yourself ? ' ` You do n't know what you are talking of , ' he answered . ` Money ? Why , I have gold and diamonds now , as much as I want . Do you see that cock ? Well , you have only to say to him , `` Show me what you can do , cock , '' and something splendid will happen . ' Neither wife nor children were inclined to put much faith in him after their last experience ; however , they thought it was worth trying , and did as he told them . The cock flew round the room like a mad thing , and crowed till their heads nearly split with the noise ; but no gold or diamonds dropped on the brick floor -- not the tiniest grain of either .
Father XXXXX stared in silence for an instant , and then he began to swear so loudly that even his family , accustomed as they were to his language , wondered at him .
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