The three wishes

Once a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a little cottage in a big forest. One
day, the woodcutter said to himself. ‘My wife and I are so poor and hungry. We
work hard and get so little in return.’

Just then a fairy appeared. “I heard what you said. I will help you. Your next
three wishes shall be granted.” Then the fairy disappeared.

The woodcutter hurried home and told his wife what happened. “We could ask
for riches or a beautiful house,” said the man. “or a whole kingdom or pearls
and diamonds,” said his wife.

They could not decide what to wish for. Finally, the man looked at the crust of
bread on his plate. “I wish I had a big sausage,” he said and a great sausage
fell upon the table. “You have been foolish,” said his wife. “One of the wishes
has now been granted and we just have a big sausage.”

“But we do have the two wishes left,” said the man. “We can still wish for the
riches and the kingdom.”

“It’s your fault that we can’t ask for even more. It’s all your fault for being so
foolish!”
“I’m tired of your complaints,” said the man. “I wish that sausage would have
hung from the end of your nose.”

The next minute, the sausage was hanging from the woman’s nose. She rallies
complained now.

‘We can still ask for riches,” said the man.

“What can we do with riches? I have a sausage hanging from my nose and it’s
all your fault!”
Finally, the woodcutter said, “I wish the sausage weren’t here at all.”
The sausage vanished. The woodcutter and his wife had used up their three
wishes. They had no riches, no kingdom, no pearls, or diamonds nor even a
sausage!