He thanked Hans for having fished so well , and said that now he had an errand for him , which he could only give to a trusty servant , and that was to journey to Purgatory , and demand three years tribute , which , he said , was owing to him from that quarter . ` Willingly , ' said Hans ; ` but what road do I go , to get there ? ' The squire stood , and did not know what to say , and had first to go in to his wife to ask her . ` Oh , what a fool you are ! ' said she , ` ca n't you direct him straight forward , south through the wood ? Whether he gets there or not , we shall be quit of him . ' Out goes the squire again to Hans . ` The way lies straight forward , south through the wood , ' said he . Hans then must have his provisions for the journey ; two bakings of bread , two casks of butter , two barrels of ale , and two kegs of brandy . He tied all these up together , and got them on his shoulder hanging on his good walking-stick , and off he tramped southward . After he had got through the wood , there was more than one road , and he was in doubt which of them was the right one , so he sat down and opened up his bundle of provisions . He found he had left his knife at home , but by good chance , there was a plough lying close at hand , so he took the coulter of this to cut the bread with . As he sat there and took his bite , a man came riding past him . ` Where are you from ? ' said Hans . ` From Purgatory , ' said the man . ` Then stop and wait a little , ' said Hans ; but the man was in a hurry , and would not stop , so Hans ran after him and caught the horse by the tail . This brought it down on its hind legs , and the man went flying over its head into a ditch . ` Just wait a little , ' said Hans ; ' I am going the same way . ' He got his provisions tied up again , and laid them on the horse 's back ; then he took hold of the reins and said to the man , ` We two can go along together on foot . '
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