- Their father was getting old and wasn’t as strong as he once was, so one day he asked his eldest son to go to the woods to chop wood for the winter. - But the dwarf wasn’t ordinary, and he put a spell on the eldest brother. - The dwarf asked him for a bite of food and a sip of water if he had any, but the second brother, just like the first one, answered that he wouldn’t share any of the cake and the wine because then there would be less for him. - Just like his elder brother, he left the dwarf behind. - It was again the dwarf’s doing - a punishment for being so selfish. - Just like his brothers he met the dwarf on the way into the forest. - “Can you give me something to eat and drink? I am starving and I am dying of thirst,” said the dwarf. - Simpleton replied, “I only have some old, stale bread, and sour beer to drink, but if that suits you, I would be happy to share it with you.” The dwarf turned the bread into a sweet cake and the beer into wine and they ate and drank happily. - “You shared the little you had with an old stranger, so I will reward you for your kind heart,” said the dwarf. - It even had gold feathers! He took the goose under his arm and walked to the nearest inn, where he decided to spend the night. - and “Wouldn’t it be a amazing to have just one of its gold feathers?” The eldest of the three came closer and tried to pluck a feather, but as soon as she touched the goose, she stuck fast to it. - The second one immediately ran to help her sister but she got stuck to the first one. - The youngest of the three hadn’t quite thought it through when she ran to help her elder sisters and she stuck to the second one. - So they all had to sleep as they were - stuck to the goose. - In the morning Simpleton took the goose under his arm and made his way to the town, paying no attention to the fact that there were three girls stuck to the poor bird. - Now he had to become a part of the chain too. - But as their axes touched the group, they were immediately held fast to the others, forming a train of seven. - Simpleton decided that they looked funny enough, so he went to the King’s daughter. - Simpleton thought the dwarf could help him and so he ran to the woods to find him. - “I cannot quench my thirst no matter how much I drink,” the man explained. - He told the man to stop crying because he had just the right thing for him and he led him to the King’s cellar where the man drank and drank, and drank and drank until he drank the last drop of wine. - “When you find me a ship which can sail on land and on water, you will have my daughter’s hand in marriage.” Simpleton went into the forest for the last time and found the dwarf waiting for him. - Before Simpleton had said anything, the dwarf spoke. - “I have just what you’re looking for, and since you have such a good heart, I will give you my boat, which can sail on both land and water.” When the King saw Simpleton sailing back in the ship, he had no choice but to give his daughter to the boy.