The servant stayed on with his royal master and served him faithfully all the rest of his life; and, if neither of them is dead, he is serving him still.
TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH!
Long, long ago there lived a King who was such a mighty monarch that whenever he sneezed everyone in the whole country had to say 'To your good health!' Everyone said it except the shepherd with the staring eyes, and he would not say it.
The King heard of this and was very angry, and sent for the shepherd to appear before him.
The shepherd came and stood before the throne, where the King sat looking very grand and powerful. But however grand or powerful he might be the shepherd did not feel a bit afraid of him.
'Say at once: "To my good health!"' cried the King.
'To my good health!' replied the shepherd.
'To mine--to mine, you rascal, you vagabond!' stormed the King.
'To mine, to mine, your Majesty,' was the answer.
'But to mine--to my own,' roared the King, and beat on his breast in a rage.