The woman ate and drank , and praised her husband . ` Well , now , old man , I wo n't beat you any more , ' said she . When they had done eating , the man carried off the good sack , and put it away in his store-room , but hung the bad sack up on the nail . Then he lounged up and down in the yard . Meantime his wife became thirsty . She looked with longing eyes at the sack , and at last she said , as her husband had done : ` Two out of the sack . ' And at once the two rogues with their big sticks crept out of the sack , and began to belabour her as they sang : ` Would you beat your husband true ? Do n't cry so ! Now we 'll beat you black and blue ! Oh ! Oh ! ' The woman screamed out : ` Old man , old man ! Come here , quick ! Here are two ruffians pommelling me fit to break my bones . ' Her husband only strolled up and down and laughed , as he said : ` Yes , they 'll beat you well , old lady . ' And the two thumped away and sang again : ` Blows will hurt , remember , crone , We mean you well , we mean you well ; In future leave the stick alone , For how it hurts , you now can tell , One -- two -- ' At last her husband took pity on her , and cried : ` Two into the sack . ' He had hardly said the words before they were back in the sack again . From this time the man and his wife lived so happily together that it was a pleasure to see them , and so the story has an end . -LRB- From Russiche Marchen . -RRB- THE ENVIOUS NEIGHBOUR Long , long ago an old couple lived in a village , and , as they had no children to love and care for , they gave all their affection to a little dog .
He was a pretty little creature , and instead of growing spoilt and disagreeable at not getting everything he wanted , as even children will do sometimes , the dog was grateful to them XXXXX their kindness , and never left their side , whether they were in the house or out of it .
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