A Farmer, being at death's door, and desiringtoimpart to his Sons a secret of much importance,calledthemroundhimandsaid, "My Sons, I am shortly about to die; I would have youknow,therefore, that in my vineyard there lies a hiddentreasure.Dig,and youwillfindit."
As soon as their father was dead, theSons tookspadeand fork and turned up the soil of the vineyard over andoveragain, in their search for the treasure which they supposedtolieburiedthere.Theyfoundnone;howeverthevines,afterso thorough a digging, produced a crop such as hadnever beforebeenseen.