ABSTRACT
Once there was a king who went hunting, and when he was caught in arainstorm, he sought shelter at the hut of a poor peasant. This peas-ant had a talented daughter, a maiden so exceptionally gifted that she could snatch birds from the air.248 While the king was a guest in their house, they gave him the very best they could offer, and he was favorably impressed. As soon as the rain stopped and the king returned to his palace, he called one of his footmen and gave him several gifts-a round cake, a ricotta cheese, a kid, and a precious gold coin-and said, “Take all this to that peasant and tell him that he should eat these things today for my sake.”
