He stooped down and pulled out a large box , filled quite full with shining gold pieces . The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home , and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night ! Now that he had made them rich , they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat , and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince . The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known , and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people 's grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep . As the dog had discovered a treasure once , this foolish man thought he must be able to discover one always , and begged the old couple to lend him their pet for a little while , so that he might be made rich also . ` How can you ask such a thing ? ' answered the old man indignantly . ` You know how much we love him , and that he is never out of our sight for five minutes . ' But the envious neighbour would not heed his words , and came daily with the same request , till at last the old people , who could not bear to say no to anyone , promised to lend the dog , just for a night or two . No sooner did the man get hold of the dog than he turned him into the garden , but the dog did nothing but race about , and the man was forced to wait with what patience he could . The next morning the man opened the house door , and the dog bounded joyfully into the garden , and , running up to the foot of a tree , began to scratch wildly . The man called loudly to his wife to bring a spade , and followed the dog , as he longed to catch the first glimpse of the expected treasure . But when he had dug up the ground , what did he find ? Why , nothing but a parcel of old bones , which smelt so badly that he could not stay there a moment longer . And his heart was filled with rage against the dog who had played him this trick , and he seized a pickaxe and killed it on the spot , before he knew what he was doing . When he remembered that he would have to go with his story to the old man and his wife he was rather frightened , but there was nothing to be gained by putting it off , so he pulled a very long face and went to his neighbour 's garden . ` Your dog , ' said he , pretending to weep , ` has suddenly fallen down dead , though I took every care of him , and gave him everything he could wish for . And I thought I had better come straight and tell you . ' Weeping bitterly , the old man went to fetch the body of his favourite , and brought it home and buried it under the fig-tree where he had found the treasure . From morning till night he and his wife mourned over their loss , and nothing could comfort them .
At length , one night when he was asleep , he dreamt XXXXX the dog appeared to him and told him to cut down the fig-tree over his grave , and out of its wood to make a mortar .
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