` No , it is not you , ' answered she , so he went away and slept in the wood . When the third man arrived his wife gave him his supper , and after that he went to bed , just as usual . The next morning a boy knocked at the door , bidding him attend the burial of the man who was dead , and he was just going to get up when his wife stopped him . ` Time enough , ' said she , and he lay still till he heard the funeral passing the window . ` Now rise , and be quick , ' called the wife , and the man jumped out of bed in a great hurry , and began to look about him . ` Why , where are my clothes ? ' asked he . ` Silly that you are , they are on your back , of course , ' answered the woman . ` Are they ? ' said he . ` They are , ' said she , ` and make haste lest the burying be ended before you get there . ' Then off he went , running hard , and when the mourners saw a man coming towards them with nothing on but his nightshirt , they forgot in their fright what they were there for , and fled to hide themselves . And the naked man stood alone at the head of the coffin . Very soon a man came out of the wood and spoke to him . ` Do you know me ? ' ` Not I , ' answered the naked man . ' I do not know you . ' ` But why are you naked ? ' asked the first man . ` Am I naked ?
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