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Then the gardener's eldest son set out and thought to find the

golden bird very easily; and when he had gone but a little way,

he came to a wood, and by the side of the wood he saw a fox

sitting; so he took his bow and made ready to shoot at it. Then

the fox said, 'Do not shoot me, for I will give you good counsel;

I know what your business is, and that you want to find the

golden bird. You will reach a village in the evening; and when

you get there, you will see two inns opposite to each other, one

of which is very pleasant and beautiful to look at: go not in

there, but rest for the night in the other, though it may appear

to you to be very poor and mean.' But the son thought to himself,

'What can such a beast as this know about the matter?' So he shot

his arrow at the fox; but he missed it, and it set up its tail

above its back and ran into the wood.