Sure enough , there was the hole , and in the hole lay the treasure , exactly as the little man had said . The following Sunday he handed over the third part to the village poor , and informed the minister that he wished to break his bond of service . As , however , he did not claim any wages , the minister made no objections , but allowed him to do as he wished . So Hans went his way , bought himself a large house , and married a young wife , and lived happily and prosperously to the end of his days . -LRB- Ehstnische Marchen . -RRB- THE YOUNG MAN WHO WOULD HAVE HIS EYES OPENED Once upon a time there lived a youth who was never happy unless he was prying into something that other people knew nothing about . After he had learned to understand the language of birds and beasts , he discovered accidentally that a great deal took place under cover of night which mortal eyes never saw . From that moment he felt he could not rest till these hidden secrets were laid bare to him , and he spent his whole time wandering from one wizard to another , begging them to open his eyes , but found none to help him . At length he reached an old magician called Mana , whose learning was greater than that of the rest , and who could tell him all he wanted to know . But when the old man had listened attentively to him , he said , warningly : ` My son , do not follow after empty knowledge , which will not bring you happiness , but rather evil . Much is hidden from the eyes of men , because did they know everything their hearts would no longer be at peace . Knowledge kills joy , therefore think well what you are doing , or some day you will repent . But if you will not take my advice , then truly I can show you the secrets of the night . Only you will need more than a man 's courage to bear the sight . ' He stopped and looked at the young man , who nodded his head , and then the wizard continued , ` To-morrow night you must go to the place where , once in seven years , the serpent-king gives a great feast to his whole court . In front of him stands a golden bowl filled with goats ' milk , and if you can manage to dip a piece of bread in this milk , and eat it before you are obliged to fly , you will understand all the secrets of the night that are hidden from other men . It is lucky for you that the serpent-king 's feast happens to fall this year , otherwise you would have had long to wait for it . But take care to be quick and bold , or it will be the worse for you . ' The young man thanked the wizard for his counsel , and went his way firmly resolved to carry out his purpose , even if he paid for it with his life ; and when night came he set out for a wide , lonely moor , where the serpent-king held his feast . With sharpened eyes , he looked eagerly all round him , but could see nothing but a multitude of small hillocks , that lay motionless under the moonlight .
He crouched behind a bush for some time , till he felt that midnight could not be far off , when suddenly there arose in the middle XXXXX the moor a brilliant glow , as if a star was shining over one of the hillocks .
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