The Brothers Grimm: Grimms' Fairy Tales

47. THE FOX AND THE HORSE (continued)

'Here he is, master,' said he, 'I have got the better of him': and when the farmer saw his old servant, his heart relented, and he said. 'Thou shalt stay in thy stable and be well taken care of.' And so the poor old horse had plenty to eat, and lived--till he died.