THE MAGIC PILLOWOne day, an old priest stopped at a wayside inn to rest, spread out his mat, and sat down with his bag. Soon afterwards, a young fellow of the neighbourhood also arrived at the inn, he was a farm-labourer and wore 6hort clothes, not a long robe like the priest and men who read books. He took a seat near to the priest and the two were soon laughing and talking together. By and by, the young man cast a glance at his own rough dress and said with a sigh, "See, what a miserable wretch I am." " You seem to me well fed and healthy enough," replied the priest; " why in the middle of our pleasaot chat do you suddenly complain of being a miserable wretch?" " What pleasure can I find/' retorted the young man, "in this life of mine, working every day as 1 do from early morn to late at night ? I should like to be a great general and win battles, or to be a rich man and. have fine food and wine, and listen to good music, or to be a great man at court and help our Emperor Table of Contents no contentsAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org