After this it lived with them in the house and they became very fond of it. What little they had they shared with it, and it grew strong and glossy.
One day the poor couple went out to walk in the garden, and the dog, as usual, followed close to them. When they came to a certain corner, however, it left them and began to scratch at the ground and bark.
“Look!” cried the woman. “Something must certainly be buried there. I wonder what it can be?”
The man called the dog, but it would not leave the corner, and only looked at him and barked again.
“Something must indeed be there,” said the man to his wife. “I will run to our neighbor’s house and borrow a spade, and dig down until I find what it is.”
OVERCOME WITH JOY AT THE SIGHT OF SUCH A TREASURE
So saying he hurried away to the neighbor’s, and asked him to lend him a spade.
“What do you wish to do with it?” asked the neighbor, who was a very inquisitive man.
“I wish to dig in a corner of my garden, for I think my dog has found something there.”