Once upon a time a poor man found a very large pumpkin. He took it to the King Matthias gifted him the pumpkin. King Matthias gave money to the poor man so much money so that he could buy two oxen. So he could now plough his fields with four oxen, because before he had two oxen.
The neighbor was a rich man, asked him from where he got the two oxen. The poor man said he found on the way a large pumpkin, which he gifted to the King Matthias.
- Well, that’s good, then I will also take something.
He had a nice foal, he gifted it to King Matthias. King Matthias, watching the beautiful foal, said:
- This is indeed a nice colt, I have not seen such a thing!
He took the rich man to show him the pumpkin, had he ever seen such a big pumpkin?
- Well, I have never seen such a thing!
- So, its yours in return for the foal.
Since King Matthias knew that he was a rich man, and did not need the money. So he gave him the pumpkin, which he had received a poor man. Such was his justice!
Translated from Hungarian by me
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