which the king hungered for. In their first attempt, they said to the coachman, "If our brother only
             chose, he has said he could easily get the king those seven silver ducks"(pg.216) knowing the coachman would go directly to the king with the information. Upon hearing this, the king called on Boots and told him to complete the task even though Boots explained he had never said anything of the sort. Using his intellect he coaxed the ducks into his kneading-trough and returned them to the king. One can only imagine how well liked he was after succeeding at the task. His brothers did not share in the praise of Boots but instead became increasingly unpleasant and jealous. They were not defeated though; they next reported that their brother had said, "He was man enough to ge
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