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IVAN THE FOOL

Taras the Pot-bellied gathered up a whole cartload of money, and went of! to trade.

Both brothers had gone—Simon to make war and Taras to trade. And Simon the Warrior conquered a kingdom, and Taras the Pot-bellied made much money in trade.

When the two brothers met they told each other how they had come by their soldiers and money. Simon the Warrior said to his brother,

"I have conquered a kingdom for myself and live well, only I have not enough money to feed my soldiers."

And Taras the Pot-bellied said, " I have made a heap of money, only unfortunately I have no one to guard it."

And Simon the Warrior said, "Let us go to our brother Ivan. I will ask him to make more soldiers and give them to you to guard your money, and you must ask him to make more money and give it to me to feed my soldiers."

And they came to Ivan.

And Simon said, "I haven't enough