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By the time Jonek arrived at his little house on the edge of the village, the sun was rising
across the fields. He found his wife and children in the garden waiting for him, all of them
smiling and joyful.
‘The people of the village came to visit us while you were away and they gave to us this cart
full of flour and wheat and barley and beans!’ exclaimed his wife. ‘There is also meat and
warm clothes for the children!’
Jonek was overcome with joy and dropped to his knees and said a prayer of gratitude.
‘Finally,’ he thought, ‘the curse of Poverty has been lifted from my family so that we might
once more live in peace and happiness.’
From that day forwards, Jonek’s luck grew from strength to strength. He built a new house
for his family and bought a small farm in a neighboring field. He also bought two horses and
some cows and even an ox.
He busied himself in the forest, cutting wood and selling the timber to villagers all across
the county. Soon he became so busy that he was able to hire a young farmhand, and he
watched with a happy heart as his family grew strong and healthy.
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