ABSTRACT
It was true enjoyment; such true enjoyment that they quite gave up the thoughts of tea, and only carried out the idea of mental recreation; that’s what they called playing at men and women, and there was nothing wrong in it, for they were only playing; and each one thought of himself and of what the money-pig might think; and the money-pig thought farthest of all, for he thought of making his will and of his burial, and when might this come to pass! Certainly far sooner than was expected. Crack! It fell down from the cupboard; fell on the ground, and was broken to pieces; and the pennies hopped and danced in comical style; the little ones turned round like tops, and the bigger ones rolled away, particularly the one great silver dollar, who wanted to go out into the world. And he came out into the world, and they all succeeded in doing so; and the pieces of the money-pig were put into the dust-bin; but the next day a new money-pig was standing on the cupboard; it had not yet a farthing in its stomach, and therefore could not rattle, and in this it was like the other-and that was a beginning-and with that we will make an end.
