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Everybody in the village was pleased for Jonek and his family; everybody except for Antek
who grew jealous and resentful of his brother’s good fortune.
One day, Antek invited his brother back to their childhood farm for some hot mead. Jonek,
forever willing to forgive his brother’s mean ways, accepted the invitation in the hope that
they might once more become friends.
The brothers sat and drank in front of the fire while talking over old times. But it did not
take very long before Antek’s mood darkened. He could not stand to see his brother so
happy and contented and he insisted on knowing how Jonek had turned his bad fortune
into good. He accused his brother of many foul deeds. ‘Surely you stole money,’ he said. ‘Or
perhaps you visited a neighboring village and took food and cattle during the night?’
Jonek was hurt that Antek should think he had gained good fortune by dishonest means, so
he decided to confide in his brother and told him all about how Poverty had haunted his
family for many years and how, in the end, he had tricked Poverty by trapping her inside the
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