When she opened the basket she was amazed to find it was full of gold and silver.
The old woman, who was very greedy, decided that she would like a basket of gold, so she t out for the sparrow''s home. Unlike the old man who was kind to the sparrow, the wife ud to treat it very badly.
“Hello, sparrow, how are you? I misd you very mubsp;”cried the old woman hypocritically. The sparrow said nothing and she finally decided to go home. Still the sparrow did not give her any prent she had hoped for. Before she left, she unashamedly asked for a prent. “My husband got a basket of gold and silver from you, ”she remihe bird.
“Alright, ”replied the sparrow, “for your husband''s sake, I offer you two choices. One basket is light and the other is heavy. Just choo one! But you only open the basket when you reae! ”
The greedy old woman cried out, “I''ll take the heavy one, ”as she thought its weight will tain more gold and silver. “Are you sure? ”asked the sparrow.
“Yes. As sure as you e me standing before you! I''ll take the heavy basket, ”she replied. So the old woman panted and puffed breathlessly as she carried the heavy basket all the way. But when she arrived home and opehe basket, it was full of stones.
When she opened the basket she was amazed to find it was full of gold and silver.
The old woman, who was very greedy, decided that she would like a basket of gold, so she t out for the sparrow''s home. Unlike the old man who was kind to the sparrow, the wife ud to treat it very badly.
“Hello, sparrow, how are you? I misd you very mubsp;”cried the old woman hypocritically. The sparrow said nothing and she finally decided to go home. Still the sparrow did not give her any prent she had hoped for. Before she left, she unashamedly asked for a prent. “My husband got a basket of gold and silver from you, ”she remihe bird.