There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich andthe other poor. The poor man thought he would try to betterhimself; so, pulling off his red coat, he became a gardener, and dughis ground well, and sowed turnips.
When the seed came up, there was one plant bigger than all the rest;and it kept getting larger and larger, and seemed as if it would nevercease growing; so that it might have been called the prince of turnipsfor there never was such a one seen before, and never will again. Atlast it was so big that it filled a cart, and two oxen could hardlydraw it; and the gardener knew not what in the world to do with it,nor whether it would be a blessing or a curse to him. One day he said tohimself, «What shall I do with it? if I sell it, it will bring no morethan another; and for eating, the little turnips are better than this;the best thing perhaps is to carry it and give it to the king as amark of respect.»
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