The rich man looked up and down. When he saw that God was dressed in ordinary clothes and didn't look like a man with money in his pocket, he shook his head and said, "No, I can't let you live. My house is full of herbs and seeds. If I receive everyone who knocks at the door, I will have to go out and beg before long. " Find a place to live elsewhere. With that, he closed the window and left God outside.
So God turned away from the rich man and knocked at the door in front of the small house opposite. Hardly had he knocked at the door when the poor man opened the door and invited people in. "Stay with me for the night, it's getting dark," he said. "You can't go any further tonight." God was moved and he walked into the room. The poor man's wife welcomed him by holding his hand and told him to make himself at home. She said that although they can't give much, they will treat him sincerely. The hostess cooked potatoes on the fire and milked the goat's milk at the same time, so that they could have milk to drink. After the tablecloth was laid, God and his master sat down. Although the food is not beautiful, God appreciates it because everyone is sitting at the table happily. It's time to go to bed after supper. The hostess called her husband aside and said, "Listen, dear husband, let's spread out our straw bed tonight and let the poor guest have a good sleep in our bed." He must be tired after walking all day. " "I totally agree." He replied, "I'll tell him right away." He once invited this strange guest to say, if you don't mind, please sleep in their bed and have a good rest. But God will never sleep in the bed of two old people. No matter how God refuses, they just don't agree. Finally, God accepted and slept in the bed. They spread some grass on the ground and then lay on it.
The next day, at dawn, they got up and cooked the best breakfast for their guests. When the sun shone through the small window, God got up, had dinner with them, and was ready to set off on his way.
He stood in front of the door and turned to say, "You are kind people. Please make three wishes for yourself, and I will realize them. " So the poor man said, "I hope our husband and wife will be happy and healthy all their lives and have bread to eat every day." I don't know what else we need to realize this third wish. " God said to him, "Don't you want to exchange your old house for a new one?" "Oh, yes," said the poor man, "I would be very happy if I could have a new house." God realized his wish, turned their dilapidated house into a new one, and then blessed them again and went on their way.
The sun rose high and the rich man got out of bed and leaned out of the window to look out. He saw a brand-new red brick house across the road where the old shed was located, and the window was very bright. Surprised, he called his wife and asked, "Tell me, what happened? Last night, it was the shabby little shed, but today it has become a brand-new and beautiful big house. Hurry over and see what it is. "
So his wife went to ask the poor, and he told her, "Last night, a passer-by came to ask all night. When we left this morning, we realized three wishes-happiness and health all our lives and bread every day. Besides, we replaced our old shed with a beautiful new house. "
Hearing this, the rich man's wife ran back to tell her husband what had happened. The rich man sighed, "I really want to tear myself to pieces!" " I didn't know that! Passers-by first came to our house and wanted to spend the night here. I blew him away. ""that's not quick! " His wife urged, "Ride behind him. If you can still catch up with him, you must let him also let you realize your three wishes. "The rich man thought it was a good idea, rode on his horse and galloped away, and soon caught up with God. He apologized to God softly, asking God not to be angry because he didn't let him enter the house directly, saying that he was looking for the key to the front door, but he didn't expect the passers-by to have left. If he returns it, he will definitely be allowed to live with him. "Well," said God, "if I return it, I will. "Then the rich man asked him if he could make three wishes like his neighbor." Sure, "God replied, but obviously it might not be good for him. He had better not make a wish. But the rich man thought, as long as you let me realize my wish, I will make a wish to make my life more comfortable. God had no choice but to tell him:
"Go home and your three wishes will come true in the future."
The demands of the rich were met. On the way home, he rode a horse, thinking about what he should wish for, thinking about it, and the reins fell off. At this time, the horse began to walk dishonestly, jumping while walking, which disturbed his thinking and made him unable to concentrate at all. He patted the horse on the neck and said, "Be gentle, Lisa." But horses are playing new tricks again. He finally couldn't help it and shouted, "I hope to break your neck!" " "The words sound just fell and the horse fell dead, motionless. In this way, his first wish came true. Because he was stingy by nature, he couldn't bear to throw away the saddle, so he took it off and carried it on his shoulder. Now he has to walk home. " I still have two wishes. "He comforted himself.
He walked slowly in the desert. At noon, the sun is as hot as a stove, and his anger is getting bigger and bigger. The saddle hurt his shoulder, and he hasn't decided what to wish for. "If I want to get all the wealth in the world," he said to himself, "of course I won't think of it all at once. I must anticipate in advance, try my best to succeed once and not miss anything. " Then he sighed: "well, if I were a farmer in Bavaria, it would be easy to make three wishes." The first wish is to have a lot of beer, the second wish is to drink as much as you can, and the third wish is to have another bucket of beer. "
Several times he thought he had thought it over, and later, he thought it was too little. At this time, all he could think about was how comfortable his wife was, how cool and fast she stayed in the house, and maybe she ate something delicious. It doesn't matter if I think so, so I don't have to worry. I said vaguely, "I really hope she can't get up and down in this saddle, so I don't have to carry it all the way." Before he finished, the saddle on his shoulder disappeared, and he realized that his second wish had also come true. He immediately felt unbearable heat. He started running and wanted to go home quickly. He stayed in the house alone to think about something really big and make a wish. Who knows that when I opened the door, I saw my wife riding on the saddle in the middle of the house, crying and making trouble, and I couldn't get down. He consoled: "Bear with it for a while. After a while, I promise to give you all the wealth in the world. Just stay there. " However, she called him a fool: "If I always go up and down in this saddle, what good will all the wealth in the world do me?" You promised to go up. You have to help me get it down. "In this way, the rich have no choice. Whether he likes it or not, he has to forbid the third man to let his wife get into the saddle. This wish will come true soon. In the end, the rich man got nothing but trouble, fatigue and shame, and lost his horse. But the poor couple lived happily, quietly and dutifully all their lives.