` No , ' said his wife ; ` why should they be ? ' They rowed a little further out , and he asked again , ` Are my eyes not green yet ? ' ` What nonsense is this ? ' said she ; ` why should they be green ? ' ` Oh , my dear , ' said he , ` ca n't you just say that they are green ? ' ` Very well , ' said she , ` they are green . ' As soon as he heard this he sprang out into the water with the ladle for the fishes , but he just got leave to stay there with them ! The Cunning Shoemaker Sicilianische Mahrchen . Once upon a time there lived a shoemaker who could get no work to do , and was so poor that he and his wife nearly died of hunger . At last he said to her , ` It is no use waiting on here -- I can find nothing ; so I shall go down to Mascalucia , and perhaps there I shall be more lucky . ' So down he went to Mascalucia , and walked through the streets crying , ` Who wants some shoes ? ' And very soon a window was pushed up , and a woman 's head was thrust out of it . ` Here are a pair for you to patch , ' she said . And he sat down on her doorstep and set about patching them . ` How much do I owe you ? ' she asked when they were done . ' A shilling . ' ` Here is eighteen pence , and good luck to you . ' And he went his way . He turned into the next street and set up his cry again , and it was not long before another window was pushed up and another head appeared .
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