The sisters-in-law replied:
“Gracious, sir, our fool likes to be intreated to do a thing; he refuses once and twice in order to be entreated a third time, when he never refuses, but does all that he is asked,—but he does not like to be spoken to roughly.”
The envoy then dismissed them, warning them not to tell Emelian that he had sent for them. After that, having bought some raisins,
prunes, and dried figs, he proceeded to the house of the fool, and on his arrival he went up to the petsch, and said:
“How’s this, Emelian, why are you lying on the petsch?”
Then, giving him the raisins, prunes, and dried figs, he said:
“Come, Emelian, I will carry you to the king.”
But the fool answered:
“I am warm here,” for he loved nothing but warmth.
“Let us go, Emelian,” said the envoy, “you will be quite comfortable there.”