Then Paul thanked him and bade him farewell , and he returned home again . At first Paul was too tired to do anything but sleep , but as soon as he was rested he started off in search of the three faithless ones , who almost died from fright at the sight of him , for they had thought he would never come back to reproach them for their wickedness . ` You know what to expect , ' Paul said to them quietly . ` You shall never see me again . Off with you ! ' He next took the three apples out of his pocket and placed them all in the prettiest places he could find ; after which he tapped them with his golden rod , and they became castles again . He gave two of the castles to the eldest sisters , and kept the other for himself and the youngest , whom he married , and there they are living still . -LSB- From Ungarische Mahrchen . -RSB- How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished The hunters had hunted the wood for so many years that no wild animal was any more to be found in it . You might walk from one end to the other without ever seeing a hare , or a deer , or a boar , or hearing the cooing of the doves in their nest . If they were not dead , they had flown elsewhere . Only three creatures remained alive , and they had hidden themselves in the thickest part of the forest , high up the mountain . These were a grey-furred , long-tailed tanuki , his wife the fox , who was one of his own family , and their little son . The fox and the tanuki were very clever , prudent beasts , and they also were skilled in magic , and by this means had escaped the fate of their unfortunate friends . If they heard the twang of an arrow or saw the glitter of a spear , ever so far off , they lay very still , and were not to be tempted from their hiding-place , if their hunger was ever so great , or the game ever so delicious . ` We are not so foolish as to risk our lives , ' they said to each other proudly . But at length there came a day when , in spite of their prudence , they seemed likely to die of starvation , for no more food was to be had . Something had to be done , but they did not know what . Suddenly a bright thought struck the tanuki . ' I have got a plan , ' he cried joyfully to his wife . '
I will pretend to be dead , and you must change yourself into a man , and take me to the village XXXXX sale .
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