As soon as the robbers entered the crypt , they set about the work of dividing their treasure . Now , there were twelve robbers , but by mistake the chief of the band divided the gold into thirteen heaps . When he saw his mistake he said they had not time to count it all over again , but that the thirteenth heap should belong to whoever among them could strike off the head of the old stone statue in the niche with one stroke . With these words he took up an axe , and approached the niche where the liar was standing . But , just as he had waved the axe over his head ready to strike , a voice was heard from the stone coffin saying , in sepulchral tones : ` Clear out of this , or the dead will arise from their coffins , and the statues will descend from the walls , and you will be driven out more dead than alive . ' And with a bound the thief jumped out of his coffin and the liar from his niche , and the robbers were so terrified that they ran helter-skelter out of the crypt , leaving all their gold behind them , and vowing that they would never put foot inside the haunted place again . So the partners divided the gold between them , and carried it to their homes ; and history tells us no more about them . FORTUNATUS AND HIS PURSE Once upon a time there lived in the city of Famagosta , in the island of Cyprus , a rich man called Theodorus . He ought to have been the happiest person in the whole world , as he had all he could wish for , and a wife and little son whom he loved dearly ; but unluckily , after a short time he always grew tired of everything , and had to seek new pleasures . When people are made like this the end is generally the same , and before Fortunatus -LRB- for that was the boy 's name -RRB- was ten years old , his father had spent all his money and had not a farthing left . But though Theodorus had been so foolish he was not quite without sense , and set about getting work at once . His wife , too , instead of reproaching him sent away the servants and sold their fine horses , and did all the work of the house herself , even washing the clothes of her husband and child . Thus time passed till Fortunatus was sixteen . One day when they were sitting at supper , the boy said to Theodorus , ` Father , why do you look so sad ? Tell me what is wrong , and perhaps I can help you . ' ` Ah , my son , I have reason enough to be sad ; but for me you would now have been enjoying every kind of pleasure , instead of being buried in this tiny house . ' ` Oh , do not let that trouble you , ' replied Fortunatus , ` it is time I made some money for myself . To be sure I have never been taught any trade . Still there must be something I can do . I will go and walk on the seashore and think about it . '
Very soon -- sooner than he expected -- a chance came , and Fortunatus , like a wise boy , seized on it XXXXX once .
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