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It would not stop and come with us.' But the little peasant said:

'Oh, but I must have my beast back again.' Then they went back to

the meadow together, but someone had stolen the calf, and it was

gone. The cow-herd said: 'It must have run away.' The peasant,

however, said: 'Don't tell me that,' and led the cow-herd before

the mayor, who for his carelessness condemned him to give the

peasant a cow for the calf which had run away.