ABSTRACT

Once upon a time there was a mason who had a wife and a son. Oneday the king summoned this mason and asked him to build a housein the country for his money, for he had a lot of money and didn’t know where to store it all. The mason began to build the house along with his son. They placed a stone in one of the corners that served as an entrance the size of a man, and the stone could be lifted to open and close the entrance. When they finished their work, the king paid them, and they returned to their own home. The king began to put his money into this house and stationed guards all around it. After a few days had passed, he saw that nobody attempted to go there, and so he removed the guards.