A peasant was sowing in a field by the high road. The king came riding along, stopped and said to the peasant: "May the good Lord put power to your elbow, my man!" "Thank you, kind sir!" (He did not know it was the king.) "And do you reap much gain from this field?" enquired the king. "Some eighty rubles if the harvest be good." "And what do you do with the money?" "I give twenty rubles in taxes, twenty to repay a debt, twenty as a loan, and throw twenty out of the window." "Tell me, my man, what debt are you repaying, to whom are you lending money and why do you throw twenty rubles out of the window?" "Supporting my father is repaying a debt, feeding my son is giving a loan, and keeping my daughter is throwing money out of the window." "Well said!" exclaimed the king, giving him a handful of silver. He announced who he was and ordered the peasant not to tell the same to any man without his countenance. "No matter who asks, tell no one!" The king came to his capital and called together his nobles and generals. "Solve this riddle," he said. "By the roadside I saw a peasant sowing a field. I asked him how much gain it yielded and what he did with the money. The man replied that he got eighty rubles from a good harvest; he gave twenty in taxes, twenty to repay a debt, twenty as a loan and threw twenty out of the window. Whoever solves this riddle will be richly rewarded and highly honoured." The noblemen and generals racked their brains, but could not find the answer. Then a certain nobleman went to the peasant with whom the king had spoken, offered him a pile of silver rubles and asked him how to solve the king's riddle. The man was greatly tempted by the money, took it and told the nobleman all. The nobleman returned to the king and straightway gave him the answer to his riddle. The king saw that the peasant had not kept his word and ordered him to be brought to the palace. The man came before the king and confessed right away that it was he who had told the nobleman the answer. "Well, you have only yourself to blame, my man. For such an offence I shall order you to be executed!" "But Your Majesty! I have committed no offence, for it was not without your countenance that I told the nobleman all." So saying the peasant took from his pocket a silver ruble with the king's head upon it and showed it to the king. "Well said!" exclaimed the king. "That is indeed my countenance." He rewarded the peasant richly and sent him home. TEXT A peasant was sowing in a field by the high road . The king came riding along , stopped and said to the peasant : `` May the good Lord put power to your elbow , my man ! '' `` Thank you , kind sir ! '' -LRB- He did not know it was the king . -RRB- `` And do you reap much gain from this field ? '' enquired the king . `` Some eighty rubles if the harvest be good . '' `` And what do you do with the money ? '' `` I give twenty rubles in taxes , twenty to repay a debt , twenty as a loan , and throw twenty out of the window . '' `` Tell me , my man , what debt are you repaying , to whom are you lending money and why do you throw twenty rubles out of the window ? '' `` Supporting my father is repaying a debt , feeding my son is giving a loan , and keeping my daughter is throwing money out of the window . '' `` Well said ! '' exclaimed the king , giving him a handful of silver . He announced who he was and ordered the peasant not to tell the same to any man without his countenance . `` No matter who asks , tell no one ! '' The king came to his capital and called together his nobles and generals . `` Solve this riddle , '' he said . `` By the roadside I saw a peasant sowing a field . I asked him how much gain it yielded and what he did with the money . The man replied that he got eighty rubles from a good harvest ; he gave twenty in taxes , twenty to repay a debt , twenty as a loan and threw twenty out of the window . Whoever solves this riddle will be richly rewarded and highly honored . '' The noblemen and generals racked their brains , but could not find the answer . Then a certain nobleman went to the peasant with whom the king had spoken , offered him a pile of silver rubles and asked him how to solve the king 's riddle . The man was greatly tempted by the money , took it and told the nobleman all . The nobleman returned to the king and straightway gave him the answer to his riddle . The king saw that the peasant had not kept his word and ordered him to be brought to the palace . The man came before the king and confessed right away that it was he who had told the nobleman the answer . `` Well , you have only yourself to blame , my man . For such an offence I shall order you to be executed ! '' `` But Your Majesty ! I have committed no offence , for it was not without your countenance that I told the nobleman all . '' So saying the peasant took from his pocket a silver ruble with the king 's head upon it and showed it to the king . `` Well said ! '' exclaimed the king . `` That is indeed my countenance . '' He rewarded the peasant richly and sent him home . 2~3 7~8 10~11~12 14~15 24~25 29~30~31 33 35 35~36 38 38~39 44~45~46~47 51 57~58 64 66~67 69~70 74~75 78~79~80 82~83 92 95~96 100 102~103 105 107 109~110~111 110~111 113 113~114~115~116 115~116 119~120~121~122~123~124 120 123~124 129 131 131~132 137 143 145 149 151~1991 155~156 160~161~162 161 161~162 164~165~166 165~166 168~169~170 169 169~170 172~173~174 173~174 177~178~179 178 178~179 181~182~183~184~185~186 182 185~186 195~196 199 200~201~202~203 205 208 212~213 217~218 220~221 223 223~224 233~234 237~238 241 241~242 246 246~247~248~249 247 249 253~254 257 262~263 264 266~267 269~270 272 274 277 278 282 285~286 288~289 292 294~2000 297~298~299 301 303 305 307 310~311 313 315~316 319 322~323 327~328 338~339~340~341 339 341 343 343~344 350~351 354~355~356 359~360 363~364 369 370~371~372~373~2006 377 381~382 381~382~383~384 386~387 392~393 396 399~400 401 403~404 407~408 412 413~414 416 416~417 419~420 423~424 428 428~429 432 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