He opened the paper, not knowing what it might contain, and was astonished to find that it was the acknowledgment of a large debt that was owing to his father. In doing so he discovered a secret drawer, and in it lay a paper. Placing the chest on his back, the man, whose name was Jose, set out for his inn, and, borrowing a hatchet, began to chop up the box. 'Oh, well, it will serve to light a fire at which I can warm myself so things might be worse after all.' 'What use is this old thing to me?' he said to himself. So the wanderer turned his steps to the loft, which was at the top of the storehouse, and there he found the wooden chest, so old that it looked as if it were dropping to pieces. You had better go there and look for it I have no more time to waste.' And he went his way. 'He died six months ago,' said the rich brother, 'and he left you, as your portion, the old wooden chest that stands in the loft. I would have counted my lost gold as nothing if I could have seen him once more.'

And, what is worse, they tell me in the village that my father is dead. 'I am your brother,' replied the stranger, 'and I have returned home without the money I hoped to have made. 'I can't forget a person I have never known,' was the rude answer. But, one day, as he was coming down stairs, he was surprised to see a stranger enter the hall, looking about as if the house belonged to him. Meanwhile the younger son stayed at home with his father, who died at last in a good old age, leaving great riches behind him.įor some time the son who stayed at home spent his father's wealth freely, believing that he alone remained to enjoy it. When they grew up the elder went to seek his fortune in a far country, and for many years no one heard anything about him. Once upon a time there lived a man who had two sons. Today’s story is The Princess Bella-Flor, a Spanish tale found in Andrew Lang’s Orange Fairy Book. I’m Susan Poulter, a Librarian at the Main Library. Hello, and welcome to Family Folktales from the Nashville Public Library. This story can be found in Andrew Lang’s Orange Fairy Book.

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