I will go after them myself . This time they shall not escape . ' And he galloped off , foaming with anger . ' I think I hear someone pursuing us , ' said the princess . ` Yes , so do I. ' ` And this time it is Kostieï himself . But his power only reaches as far as the first church , and he can go no farther . Give me your golden cross . ' So the prince unfastened the cross which was his mother 's gift , and the princess hastily changed herself into a church , the prince into a priest , and the horse into a belfry . It was hardly done when Kostieï came up . ` Greeting , monk . Have you seen some travellers on horseback pass this way ? ' ` Yes , the prince and Kostieï 's daughter have just gone by . They have entered the church , and told me to give you their greetings if I met you . ' Then Kostieï knew that he had been hopelessly beaten , and the prince and princess continued their journey without any more adventures . -LSB- Contes Populaires Slaves . Traduits par Louis Léger . Paris : Leroux , éditeur . -RSB- THE SIMPLETON There lived , once upon a time , a man who was as rich as he could be ; but as no happiness in this world is ever quite complete , he had an only son who was such a simpleton that he could barely add two and two together . At last his father determined to put up with his stupidity no longer , and giving him a purse full of gold , he sent him off to seek his fortune in foreign lands , mindful of the adage : How much a fool that 's sent to roam Excels a fool that stays at home . Moscione , for this was the youth 's name , mounted a horse , and set out for Venice , hoping to find a ship there that would take him to Cairo .
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