And when they got back to the palace , they came together into the king 's presence . And the king asked him : ` Well , is it true about the hops ? ' ` Yes , sire , it is , ' answered the servant ; ` and here is a man I have brought with me from the country to confirm the tale . ' So the king paid the thief the three hundred florins ; and the partners once more set out together in search of adventures . As they journeyed , the thief said to his comrade : ' I will now go to another king , and will tell him something still more startling ; and you must follow and back up my lie , and we shall get some money out of him ; just see if we do n't . ' When they reached the next kingdom , the thief presented himself to the king , and requested him to give him a cauliflower . And the king answered : ` Owing to a blight among the vegetables we have no cauliflower . ' ` That is strange , ' answered the thief . ' I have just come from a country where it grows so well that one head of cauliflower filled twelve water-tubs . ' ' I do n't believe it , ' answered the king . ' I bet you six hundred florins it is true , ' replied the thief . ` And I bet you six hundred florins it is not true , ' answered the king . And he sent for a servant , and ordered him to start at once for the country whence the thief had come , to find out if his story of the cauliflower was true . On his journey the servant met with a man . Stopping his horse he asked him where he came from , and the man replied that he came from the country to which the other was travelling . ` If that is the case , ' said the servant , ` you can tell me to what size cauliflower grows in your country ? Is it so large that one head fills twelve water-tubs ? ' ' I have not seen that , ' answered the man . ` But I saw twelve waggons , drawn by twelve horses , carrying one head of cauliflower to the market . ' And the servant answered : ` Here are ten florins for you , my man , for you have saved me a long journey .
Come XXXXX me now , and tell the king what you have just told me . '
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