Parker Hoysted Fillmore

“ As the shoemaker was leaving the friendly little devil of a guard said to him:
“I just want to tell you that’s no ordinary tablecloth that the Prince has given you. No, indeed! Whenever you’re hungry, all you’ve got to do is spread out that cloth and say: ‘Meat and drink for one!’ or, for as many as you want, and instantly you will have what you ask.” ”

“ The richer the farmer grew, the less he cared for his poor friend and his poor friend’s children. Now when they called him “Godfather,” he frowned impatiently, and whenever he saw any of them he pretended to be very busy for fear they should ask him a favor.
One day when he had tear beef, the poor shoemaker came to him and said:
“My dear Godfather, you have just made a killing. Won’t you please give me a little piece of meat? My wife and children are hungry.”
“No!” roared the rich man. “Why should I feed your family? ”

“ Years went by and money and possessions began to change the farmer’s disposition. The more he accumulated, the more he wanted, until people were whispering behind his back that he was miserly and avaricious. ”