` Ah , now I see who is my true son , ' exclaimed the old man ; ` the others are mere cowards . And as you have shown me that you are brave , I will satisfy your curiosity . My right eye laughs because I am glad to have a son like you ; my left eye weeps because a precious treasure has been stolen from me . I had in my garden a vine that yielded a tun of wine every hour -- someone has managed to steal it , so I weep its loss . ' The simpleton returned to his brothers and told them of their father 's loss , and they all made up their minds to set out at once in search of the vine . They travelled together till they came to some cross roads , and there they parted , the two elder ones taking one road , and the simpleton the other . ` Thank goodness we have got rid of that idiot , ' exclaimed the two elder . ` Now let us have some breakfast . ' And they sat down by the roadside and began to eat . They had only half finished , when a lame fox came out of a wood and begged them to give him something to eat . But they jumped up and chased him off with their sticks , and the poor fox limped away on his three pads . As he ran he reached the spot where the youngest son was getting out the food he had brought with him , and the fox asked him for a crust of bread . The simpleton had not very much for himself , but he gladly gave half of his meal to the hungry fox . ` Where are you going , brother ? ' said the fox , when he had finished his share of the bread ; and the young man told him the story of his father and the wonderful vine . ` Dear me , how lucky ! ' said the fox . ' I know what has become of it . Follow me ! ' So they went on till they came to the gate of a large garden .
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