A florin . ' ` Here is a crown piece , and good luck to you . ' And she shut the window . ` Well , ' thought the shoemaker , ' I have done finely . But I will not go back to my wife just yet , as , if I only go on at this rate , I shall soon have enough money to buy a donkey . ' Having made up his mind what was best to do , he stayed in the town a few days longer till he had four gold pieces safe in his purse . Then he went to the market and for two of them he bought a good strong donkey , and , mounting on its back , he rode home to Catania . But as he entered a thick wood he saw in the distance a band of robbers who were coming quickly towards him . ' I am lost , ' thought he ; ` they are sure to take from me all the money that I have earned , and I shall be as poor as ever I was . What can I do ? ' However , being a clever little man and full of spirit , he did not lose heart , but , taking five florins , he fastened them out of sight under the donkey 's thick mane . Then he rode on . Directly the robber came up to him they seized him exactly as he had foretold and took away all his money . ` Oh , dear friends ! ' he cried , wringing his hands , ' I am only a poor shoemaker , and have nothing but this donkey left in the world . ' As he spoke the donkey gave himself a shake , and down fell the five florins . ` Where did that come from ? ' asked the robbers . ` Ah , ' replied the shoemaker , ` you have guessed my secret . The donkey is a golden donkey , and supplies me with all my money . '
` Sell him XXXXX us , ' said the robbers .
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