’Youuselessne’er-do-weel！’exclaimedhismotherinagreatpassion。’Leavethehouseatonce，andgoandbegyourbreadamongstrangers；’andasMartindidnotdaretocontradicther，hecalledSchurkaandWaskaandstartedoffwiththemtothenearestvillageinsearchofwork。Onthewayhemetarichpeasant，whoaskedhimwherehewasgoing。
’Iwanttogetworkasadaylabourer，’heanswered。
’Comealongwithme，then。ButImusttellyouIengagemylabourerswithoutwages。Ifyouservemefaithfullyforayear，Ipromiseyouitshallbeforyouradvantage。’
SoMartinconsented，andforayearheworkeddiligently，andservedhismasterfaithfully，notsparinghimselfinanyway。
Whenthedayofreckoninghadcomethepeasantledhimintoabarn，andpointingtotwofullsacks，said:’Takewhicheveroftheseyouchoose。’