returns. The one friend says to the other, " You see that we are two, And two are twice as powerful as one. Now look; when he comes back, get up in fun To have a wrestle; then, as you attack, I'll up and put my dagger through his back While you and he are struggling, as in game; Then draw your dagger too and do the same. Then all this money will be ours to spend, Divided equally of course, dear friend." (Page 163 line 166-174) By them both agreeing to this, they believe that they will have more money to split between the two of them by killing the other one. This is proof that they are greedy because all three of them found the money and each one deserves their share of the money. Plus they are all friends with eachother and should be splitting the money, not trying to stab each other in the back in order for them to get more money. The next example showing how greed can deceive friends is portrayed when the friend goes into town. As the other two were plotting a plan, so was the friend that went to town. However, none of them thought that the other friend would also be plotting kill them. He slyly says to himself, " And so the Fiend, our common enemy, Was given power to put it in his thought That there was always poison to be bought, And that with poison he could kill his friends. To men in such a state the Devil sends Thoughts of this kind, and has a full permission To lure then on to sorrow and perdition, For this young man was utterly content To kill them both and never to repent." (Page 164 line 186-195) Although this plan may seem to be errorless because he is the only one to know, greed is the power that drives him into trying to complete this task. Unfortunately both the plans that the friends thought of both backfire because neither of them thought the other friend would be planning to kill them. When he gets back from town, they start to wrestle with him. While wrestling, they stab and kill him. Then to celebrate their victory...