The magic wand


The magic wand is a fairytale from Friesland. The story Reading Warning: The following text contains details about the content and / or the end of the story.

A poor farmer and his wife are getting poorer and one day the farmer has to sell his last cow. When he goes to the market, he dies and dares to exchange the cow for an empty bottle. The man will get even worse if he uses the bottle in a wrong way. The farmer's wife is angry and the farmer shows what the bottle can do. Two small men crawl out and cover the table with golden plates, silverware and delicious food. The woman has to wash herself and the man sells the plates and cutlery and buys horses, cows, sheep, new clothes and furniture. The landlord is wondering what makes the farmer so rich. The farmer wants to buy his piece of land but has to give his secret a secret.

The farmer tells about the bottle and the landlord threatens to designate him as a magician, after which the bottle is sold. The farmer is getting poorer and has to sell his last cow again. He meets the dwarf and swallows the cow against a bottle, but here are big men who smash everything. The farmer and his wife are also retarded and the farmer goes with the bottle to the landlord. He has to show the operation and at a party the men get out of the bottle. The landlord demands the farmer to stop the violence and the farmer gets his first bottle back. The second bottle remains behind the landlord, but the farmer and his wife and children live in luxury. Backgrounds

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