Giucca.
One day Giucca’s mother said to him, “I want this cloth sold, but if I let you take it to the market you will be at your old tricks again.”
“No, mother; you shall see I will do it all right. Tell me how much you want for it.”
“Ten crowns; and mind you sell it to a person who does not talk much.”
Giucca took the cloth, and went away. He met a peasant, who said to him, “Giucca, are you going to sell this cloth? How much do you want for it?”
“Ten crowns.”
“No, that is too much.”
“Now, look here—I can’t let you have it at all, because you talk too much.”
“Why, do you want to sell your goods without people’s saying anything?”