He had no peace or comfort at all , and really hardly knew how to bear it . One day , when his wife had been particularly unkind and had beaten him black and blue , he strolled slowly into the fields , and as he could not endure to be idle he spread out his nets . What kind of bird do you think he caught in his net ? He caught a crane , and the crane said , ` Let me go free , and I 'll show myself grateful . ' The man answered , ` No , my dear fellow . I shall take you home , and then perhaps my wife wo n't scold me so much . ' Said the crane : ` You had better come with me to my house , ' and so they went to the crane 's house . When they got there , what do you think the crane took from the wall ? He took down a sack , and he said : ` Two out of a sack ! ' Instantly two pretty lads sprang out of the sack . They brought in oak tables , which they spread with silken covers , and placed all sorts of delicious dishes and refreshing drinks on them . The man had never seen anything so beautiful in his life , and he was delighted . Then the crane said to him , ` Now take this sack to your wife . ' The man thanked him warmly , took the sack , and set out . His home was a good long way off , and as it was growing dark , and he was feeling tired , he stopped to rest at his cousin 's house by the way . The cousin had three daughters , who laid out a tempting supper , but the man would eat nothing , and said to his cousin , ` Your supper is bad . ' ` Oh , make the best of it , ' said she , but the man only said : ` Clear away ! ' and taking out his sack he cried , as the crane had taught him : ` Two out of the sack ! ' And out came the two pretty boys , who quickly brought in the oak tables , spread the silken covers , and laid out all sorts of delicious dishes and refreshing drinks . Never in their lives had the cousin and her daughters seen such a supper , and they were delighted and astonished at it .
But the cousin quietly made up her mind to steal the sack , so she called XXXXX her daughters : ` Go quickly and heat the bathroom : I am sure our dear guest would like to have a bath before he goes to bed . '
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