when the peasant got home, he put the horse in the stable beside the cow which he had as a pledge, and then went to his wife and said, "trina, as your luck would have it, i have found two who are still sillier fools than you; this time you escape without a beating, i will store it up for another occasion." then he lighted his pipe, sat down in his grandfather’s chair, and said, "it was a good stroke of business to get a sleek horse and a great purse full of money into the bargain, for two lean cows. if stupidity always brought in as much as that, i would be quite willing to hold it in honor." so thought the peasant, but you no doubt prefer the simple folks.