’Allright’saidIvá；n。’Ifyouwantmore，comeback，andI’llmakethem。Thereisplentyofstrawthisseason。’
SimontheSoldieratoncetookcommandofhisarmy，collectedandorganizedit，andwentofftomakewar。
HardlyhadSimontheSoldiergone，whenTará；stheStoutcamealong。He，too，hadheardofyesterday’saffair，andhesaidtohisbrother:
’Showmewhereyougetgoldmoney！IfIonlyhadsometostartwith，Icouldmakeitbringmeinmoneyfromallovertheworld。’
Ivá；nwasastonished。
’Really！’saidhe。’Youshouldhavetoldmesooner。Iwillmakeyouasmuchasyoulike。’
Hisbrotherwasdelighted。
’Givemethreebaskets-fulltobeginwith。’
’Allright，’saidIvá；n。’Comeintotheforest；orbetterstill，letusharnessthemare，foryouwon’tbeabletocarryitall。’
Theydrovetotheforest，andIvá；nbegantorubtheoakleaves。
Hemadeagreatheapofgold。
’Willthatdo？’
Tará；swasoverjoyed。
’Itwilldoforthepresent，’saidhe。’Thankyou，Ivá；n！’
’Allright，’saysIvá；n，’ifyouwantmore，comebackforit。
Thereareplentyofleavesleft。’
Tará；stheStoutgatheredupawholecartloadofmoney，andwentofftotrade。
Sothetwobrotherswentaway:SimontofightandTará；stobuyandsell。AndSimontheSoldierconqueredakingdomforhimself；
andTará；stheStoutmademuchmoneyintrade。
Whenthetwobrothersmet，eachtoldtheother:Simonhowhegotthesoldiers，andTará；showhegotthemoney。AndSimontheSoldiersaidtohisbrother，IhaveconqueredakingdomandliveingrandstylebutIhavenotmoneyenoughtokeepmysoldiers。’
AndTará；stheStoutsaid，’AndIhavemademuchmoney，butthetroubleis，Ihavenoonetoguardit。’
ThensaidSimontheSoldier，’Letusgotoourbrother。Iwilltellhimtomakemoresoldiers，andwillgivethemtoyoutoguardyourmoney，andyoucantellhimtomakemoneyformetofeedmymen。
AndtheydroveawaytoIvá；n；andSimonsaid，’Dearbrother，I
havenotenoughsoldiers；makemeanothercoupleofricksorso。’
Ivá；nshookhishead。
’No！’sayshe’’Iwillnotmakeanymoresoldiers。’
’Butyoupromisedyouwould。’
’IknowIpromised，butIwon’tmakeanymore。’
’Butwhynot，fool？’
’Becauseyoursoldierskilledaman。Iwasploughingtheotherdayneartheroad，andIsawawomantakingacoffinalonginacart，andcrying。Iaskedherwhowasdead。Shesaid，“Simon’ssoldiershavekilledmyhusbandinthewar。“Ithoughtthesoldierswouldonlyplaytunes，buttheyhavekilledaman。Iwon’tgiveyouanymore。’
Andhestucktoit，andwouldnotmakeanymoresoldiers。
Tará；stheStout，too，begantobegIvá；ntomakehimmoregoldmoney。ButIvá；nshookhishead。
’No，Iwon’tmakeanymore，’saidhe。
’Didn’tyoupromise？’
’Idid，butI’llmakenomore，’saidhe。
’Whynot，fool？’
’BecauseyourgoldcoinstookawaythecowfromMichael’sdaughter。’
’How？’
’Simplytookitaway！Michael’sdaughterhadacow。Herchildrenusedtodrinkthemilk。Buttheotherdayherchildrencametometoaskformilk。Isaid，“Where’syourcow？“Theyanswered，“ThestewardofTará；stheStoutcameandgavemotherthreebitsofgold，andshegavehimthecow，sowehavenothingtodrink。“
Ithoughtyouwereonlygoingtoplaywiththegoldpieces，butyouhavetakenthechildren’scowaway。Iwillnotgiveyouanymore。’
AndIvá；nstucktoitandwouldnotgivehimanymore。Sothebrotherswentaway。Andastheywenttheydiscussedhowtheycouldmeettheirdifficulties。AndSimonsaid:
’Lookhere，Itellyouwhattodo。Yougivememoneytofeedmysoldiers，andIwillgiveyouhalfmykingdomwithsoldiersenoughtoguardyourmoney。’Tará；sagreed。Sothebrothersdividedwhattheypossessed，andbothbecamekings，andbothwererich。
VIII
Ivá；nlivedathome，supportinghisfatherandmotherandworkinginthefieldswithhisdumbsister。NowithappenedthatIvá；n’syard-dogfellsick，grewmangy，andwasneardying。Ivá；n，pityingit，gotsomebreadfromhissister，putitinhiscap，carrieditout，andthrewittothedog。Butthecapwastorn，andtogetherwiththebreadoneofthelittlerootsfelltotheground。Theolddogateitupwiththebread，andassoonasshehadswalloweditshejumpedupandbegantoplay，bark，andwaghertail——inshortbecamequitewellagain。
Thefatherandmothersawitandwereamazed。
’Howdidyoucurethedog？’askedthey。
Ivá；nanswered:’Ihadtwolittlerootstocureanypain，andsheswallowedone。’
NowaboutthattimeithappenedthattheKing’sdaughterfellill，andtheKingproclaimedineverytownandvillage，thathewouldrewardanyonewhocouldhealher，andifanyunmarriedmancouldhealtheKing’sdaughterheshouldhaveherforhiswife。ThiswasproclaimedinIvan’svillageaswellaseverywhereelse。
HisfatherandmothercalledIvá；n，andsaidtohim:’HaveyouheardwhattheKinghasproclaimed？Yousaidyouhadarootthatwouldcureanysickness。GoandhealtheKing’sdaughter，andyouwillbemadehappyforlife。’
’Allright，’saidhe。
AndIvá；npreparedtogo，andtheydressedhiminhisbest。Butashewentoutofthedoorhemetabeggarwomanwithacrippledhand。
’Ihaveheard，’saidshe，’thatyoucanhealpeople。Iprayyoucuremyarm，forIcannotevenputonmybootsmyself。’
’Allright，’saidIvá；n，andgivingthelittleroottothebeggarwomanhetoldhertoswallowit。Sheswallowedit，andwascured。Shewasatonceabletomoveherarmfreely。
HisfatherandmothercameouttoaccompanyIvá；ntotheKing，butwhentheyheardthathehadgivenawaytheroot，andthathehadnothinglefttocuretheKing’sdaughterwith，theybegantoscoldhim。
’Youpityabeggarwoman，butarenotsorryfortheKing’sdaughter！’
saidthey。ButIvá；nfeltsorryfortheKing’sdaughteralso。
Soheharnessedthehorse，putstrawinthecarttositon，andsatdowntodriveaway。
’Whereareyougoing，fool？’
’TocuretheKing’sdaughter。’
’Butyou’venothinglefttocureherwith？’
’Nevermind，’saidhe，anddroveoff。
HedrovetotheKing’spalace，andassoonashesteppedonthethresholdtheKing’sdaughtergotwell。
TheKingwasdelighted，andhadIvá；nbroughttohim，andhadhimdressedinfinerobes。
’Bemyson-in-law，’saidhe。
’Allright，’saidIvá；n。
AndIvá；nmarriedthePrincess。Herfatherdiedsoonafter，andIvá；nbecameKing。Soallthreebrotherswerenowkings。
