“That,” said the Fisherman, “I do not know.”
“And what is this story about?” asked St. George.
“Tis,” said the Fisherman, “about a hole in the ground.”
“And is that all?” said the Soldier who cheated the Devil.
“Nay,” said the Fisherman, blowing a whiff from his pipe; “there were some things in the hole—a bowl of treasure, an earthen-ware jar, and a pair of candlesticks.”
“And what do you call your story,” said St. George.
“Why,” said the Fisherman, “for lack of a better name I will call it—”
Good Gifts and a Fool’s Folly.
Give a fool heaven and earth, and all the stars, and he will make ducks and drakes of them.