` Yes ; and when I have toiled all day I hardly earn enough to give us one meal . ' ` But what can we do , my poor husband ? ' said she . ` It is just a trick of Fortune 's , who would never smile upon us . ' ` Well , I have had my fill of Fortune 's tricks , ' cried he . ` If she wants me she can find me here . But I have done with the wood for ever . ' ` My dear husband , grief has driven you mad ! Do you think Fortune will come to anybody who does not go after her ? Dress yourself , and saddle the mules , and begin your work . Do you know that there is not a morsel of bread in the house ? ' ' I do n't care if there is n't , and I am not going to the forest . It is no use your talking ; nothing will make me change my mind . ' The distracted wife begged and implored in vain ; her husband persisted in staying in bed , and at last , in despair , she left him and went back to her work . An hour or two later a man from the nearest village knocked at her door , and when she opened it , he said to her : ` Good-morning , mother . I have got a job to do , and I want to know if your husband will lend me your mules , as I see he is not using them , and can lend me a hand himself ? ' ` He is upstairs ; you had better ask him , ' answered the woman . And the man went up , and repeated his request . ' I am sorry , neighbour , but I have sworn not to leave my bed , and nothing will make me break my vow . ' ` Well , then , will you lend me your two mules ?
I will pay you something XXXXX them . '
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