He covered up the pot again with earth and twigs , and drove on into the town , where he bought a live pike and a live hare in the market . Then he drove back to the forest and hung the pike up at the very top of a tree , and tied up the hare in a fishing net and fastened it on the edge of a little stream , not troubling himself to think how unpleasant such a wet spot was likely to be to the hare . Then he got into his cart and trotted merrily home . ` Wife ! ' cried he , the moment he got indoors . ` You ca n't think what a piece of good luck has come our way . ' ` What , what , dear husband ? Do tell me all about it at once . ' ` No , no , you 'll just go off and tell everyone . ' ` No , indeed ! How can you think such things ! For shame ! If you like I will swear never to -- ' ` Oh , well ! if you are really in earnest then , listen . ' And he whispered in her ear : ` I 've found a pot full of gold and silver in the forest ! Hush ! -- ' ` And why did n't you bring it back ? ' ` Because we 'll drive there together and bring it carefully back between us . ' So the man and his wife drove to the forest . As they were driving along the man said : ` What strange things one hears , wife !
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