As she found she could get no help from her husband the woman took a large knife and cut the cords which bound the sacks on to the animals ' backs . They fell at once to the ground , and out poured a rain of gold pieces , till the little court-yard shone like the sun . ' A treasure ! ' gasped the woman , as soon as she could speak from surprise . ' A treasure ! ' And she ran off to tell her husband . ` Get up ! get up ! ' she cried . ` You were quite right not to go to the forest , and to await Fortune in your bed ; she has come at last ! Our mules have returned home laden with all the gold in the world , and it is now lying in the court . No one in the whole country can be as rich as we are ! ' In an instant the wood-cutter was on his feet , and running to the court , where he paused dazzled by the glitter of the coins which lay around him . ` You see , my dear wife , that I was right , ' he said at last . ` Fortune is so capricious , you can never count on her . Run after her , and she is sure to fly from you ; stay still , and she is sure to come . ' -LSB- Traditions Populaires de l'Asie Mineure . -RSB- The Enchanted Head Once upon a time an old woman lived in a small cottage near the sea with her two daughters . They were very poor , and the girls seldom left the house , as they worked all day long making veils for the ladies to wear over their faces , and every morning , when the veils were finished , the other took them over the bridge and sold them in the city . Then she bought the food that they needed for the day , and returned home to do her share of veil-making .
One XXXXX the old woman rose even earlier than usual , and set off for the city with her wares .
Fortune Mineure bridge day ladies left morning right veil-making wood-cutter