Thetable,thedonkey,andthestick(Grimms’FairyTales)Oncetherewasamanwhohadthreesons1,Tom,BobandJack.Tomhadgone2toworkwithamanwhomadetables,andotherthings,ofwood.Heworked...

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　　Thetable,thedonkey,andthestick(Grimms’FairyTales)Oncetherewasamanwhohadthreesons1,Tom,BobandJack.Tomhadgone2toworkwithamanwhomadetables,andotherthings,ofwood.Heworkedveryhardforoneyear;and,whentheyear’sworkwasover3,themangavehimatable.Itwasmadeofwoodanditlookedlikeanyotheroldtable,butitwasamagictable.Ifyousaidtoit,‘Becovered,’4thenitatoncebecamecoveredwithnicefood.Tomwasverypleased.Hewentfromonecountrytoanother,andfromonecitytoanother,andhewasalwayshappy.Whenhewantedfood,hesetdownhistableinthehouse,orinthefield,orbytheroad,andsaid,‘Becovered.’Andatonceitwascoveredwithnicethingstoeat.Onhisjourneyhecametoahouse,andhesaidtothemanofthehouse,‘MayIstaythenighthere?’Themansaid,‘Yes,youmaystayhere,butIcan’tgiveyouanyfood.’Tomsaid,‘Don’tgivemeanyfood.Youcaneatwithme.’Thenheputdownhistableandsaid,‘Becovered’;andatoncethetablewascoveredwithnicefood,andtheysatdowntoeat.Nowthismanwasabadman.Hethought,‘Imusthavethisboy’stable.Itwillgivemefood,andI’llsellthefoodfromittoothers.’WhenTomwenttobed,themantookanothertableandputitintheplaceof5themagictable.ThenextmorningTomputthetableonhisback.Hedidnotknowthatithadbeenchanged6;andhewalkedtowardshisfather’shouse.Atnoonhecametohisfather’shouse.Theoldmanwasverypleasedwhenhesawhisson.‘Whathaveyoubeendoing7,myson?’heasked.‘Ihavebeenmakingtables,’answeredTom.‘That’saverygoodthingtodo,’saidthefather.‘Andwhathaveyoubroughtbackwithyoufromyourjourneys?’200