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 Grumbler 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 . At last he grew a little quieter , but remained as puzzled as ever . ` Can I have forgotten the words ? But I KNOW that was what he said ! And I saw the diamonds with my own eyes ! ' Then suddenly he seized the cock , shut it into the basket , and rushed out of the house . His heavy wooden shoes clattered as he ran along the road , and he made such haste that the stars were only just beginning to come out when he reached the cave of the Holy Man . ` Who is that knocking ? ' asked a voice from within . ` It is me ! It is me ! Holy Man ! you know ! Father -- ' ` But , my good fellow , you really should give some one else a chance . This is the third time you have been -- and at such an hour , too ! ' ` Oh , yes , Holy Man , I know it is very late , but you will forgive me ! It is your cock -- there is something the matter .
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