` Did you really ? Then this evening I will try for myself . ' Of course the same thing happened over again , till all the wives had been killed secretly , and when there were no more left they whispered to each other the dreadful tale , and swore to be avenged on the shoemaker . The band lost no time in setting out for his house , and , as before , the shoemaker saw them coming from afar . He called to his wife , who was washing in the kitchen : ` Listen , Aita : when the robbers come and ask for me say I have gone to the vineyard . Then tell the dog to call me , and chase him from the house . ' When he had given these directions he ran out of the back door and hid behind a barrel . A few minutes later the robbers arrived , and called loudly for the shoemaker . ` Alas ! good gentlemen , he is up in the vineyard , but I will send the dog after him at once . Here ! now quickly to the vineyard , and tell your master some gentlemen are here who wish to speak to him . Go as fast as you can . ' And she opened the door and let the dog out . ` You can really trust the dog to call your husband ? ' asked the robbers . ` Dear me , yes ! He understands everything , and will always carry any message I give him . ' By-and-bye the shoemaker came in and said , ` Good morning , gentlemen ; the dog tells me you wish to speak to me . ' ` Yes , we do , ' replied the robber ; ` we have come to speak to you about that guitar .
It is your fault that we have murdered all our wives ; and , though we played XXXXX you told us , none of them ever came back to life . '
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