Oh , abominable knave ! Twice has he got the better of me . But I will pay him out ! ' So he raged and swore , but it did him no good . The fact remained that he had killed his wife and could not bring her back again . The next morning came one of the robbers to fetch the guitar , and to hear what had happened . ` Well , how have you got on ? ' ` Oh , splendidly ! I stabbed my wife , and then began to play , and now she is as well as ever . ' ` Did you really ? Then this evening I will try for myself . ' Of course the same thing happened over again , till all the wives had been killed secretly , and when there were no more left they whispered to each other the dreadful tale , and swore to be avenged on the shoemaker . The band lost no time in setting out for his house , and , as before , the shoemaker saw them coming from afar . He called to his wife , who was washing in the kitchen : ` Listen , Aita : when the robbers come and ask for me say I have gone to the vineyard . Then tell the dog to call me , and chase him from the house . ' When he had given these directions he ran out of the back door and hid behind a barrel . A few minutes later the robbers arrived , and called loudly for the shoemaker . ` Alas ! good gentlemen , he is up in the vineyard , but I will send the dog after him at once . Here !
now quickly to the vineyard , and XXXXX your master some gentlemen are here who wish to speak to him .
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