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As they had no horse doctors or professors of animal economy, or veterinaries in those days, many of the cows died. The rich farmer lost much money, for he had now no milk or beef to sell. AS THEY HAD NO HORSE DOCTORS OR PROFESSORS OF ANIMAL ECONOMY OR VETERINARIES IN THOSE DAYS MANY OF THE COWS DIED THE RICH FARMER LOST MUCH MONEY FOR HE HAD NOW NO MILK OR BEEF TO SELL
nd declared it was only silly gossip of envious people who wanted her money. She lived so comfortably, she averred, because her son, who was a stone mason, who made much money by building chimneys, which had then first come into fashion. When he brought to her the profits of his jobs, she counted the coins, and because of this, some people were jealous, and told bad stories about her. She declared she was thrifty, but neither a miser, nor a kidnaper, nor a witch. One day, this old woman wanted more feathers to stuff into her bed, to make it softer and feel pleasanter for her old bones to rest upon, for what she slept on was nearly worn through. So she went to a farm, where they were plucking geese, and asked for a few handfuls of feathers. But the rich farmer's people refused and ordered her out of the farm yard. Shortly after this event, the cows of this farmer, who was opposed to chimneys, and did not like her or her son, suffered dreadfully from the disease called the black quarter. E OLD WOMAN DENIED ALL THIS AND DECLARED IT WAS ONLY SILLY GOSSIP OF ENVIOUS PEOPLE WHO WANTED HER MONEY SHE LIVED SO COMFORTABLY SHE AVERED BECAUSE HER SON WHO WAS A STONE MASON WHO MADE MUCH MONEY BY BUILDING CHIMNEYS WHICH HAD THEN FIRST COME INTO FASHION WHEN HE BROUGHT TO HER THE PROFITS OF HIS JOBS SHE COUNTED THE COINS AND BECAUSE OF THIS SOME PEOPLE WERE JEALOUS AND TOLD BAD STORIES ABOUT HER SHE DECLARED SHE WAS THRIFTY BUT NEITHER A MISER NOR A KIDNAPPER NOR A WITCH ONE DAY THIS OLD WOMAN WANTED MORE FEATHERS TO STUFF INTO HER BED TO MAKE IT SOFTER AND FEEL PLEASANTER FOR HER OLD BONES TO REST UPON FOR WHAT SHE SLEPT ON WAS NEARLY WORN THROUGH SO SHE WENT TO A FARM WHERE THEY WERE PLUCKING GEESE AND ASKED FOR A FEW HANDFULS OF FEATHERS BUT THE RICH FARMER'S PEOPLE REFUSED AND ORDERED HER OUT OF THE FARM YARD SHORTLY AFTER THIS EVENT THE COWS OF THIS FARMER WHO WAS OPPOSED TO CHIMNEYS AND DID NOT LIKE HER OR HER SON SUFFERED DREADFULLY FROM THE DISEASE CALLED THE BLACK QUARTER
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