ButthemoreFerkoweptandtoldhisbrothersthathewasdyingofhunger，themoretheylaughedandscoldedhimforhisgreed。
Soheenduredthepangsofstarvationallthatday，butwhennightcamehisendurancegaveway，andhelethisrighteyebeputoutandhisrightlegbrokenforasecondpieceofbread。
Afterhisbrothershadthussuccessfullymaimedanddisfiguredhimforlife，theylefthimgroaningonthegroundandcontinuedtheirjourneywithouthim。
PoorFerkoateupthescrapofbreadtheyhadlefthimandweptbitterly，butnooneheardhimorcametohishelp。Nightcameon，andthepoorblindyouthhadnoeyestoclose，andcouldonlycrawlalongtheground，notknowingintheleastwherehewasgoing。Butwhenthesunwasoncemorehighintheheavens，Ferkofelttheblazingheatscorchhim，andsoughtforsomecoolshadyplacetoresthisachinglimbs。Heclimbedtothetopofahillandlaydowninthegrass，andashethoughtundertheshadowofabigtree。Butitwasnotreeheleantagainst，butagallowsonwhichtworavenswereseated。Theonewassayingtotheotherasthewearyyouthlaydown，’Isthereanythingtheleastwonderfulorremarkableaboutthisneighbourhood？’
’Ishouldjustthinktherewas，’repliedtheother；’manythingsthatdon’texistanywhereelseintheworld。Thereisalakedowntherebelowus，andanyonewhobathesinit，thoughhewereatdeath’sdoor，becomessoundandwellonthespot，andthosewhowashtheireyeswiththedewonthishillbecomeassharp-sightedastheeagle，eveniftheyhavebeenblindfromtheiryouth。’