JacobandWilhelmGrimm 　　Onceuponatimetherewasaclever,wilypeasant,whosetrickscouldbemuchtalkedabout.Thebeststory,however,ishowheoncegotthebestofthedevilandmadeafoolofhim.Onedaythepeasanthadbeenworkinginhisfield,andjustasitwasgettingdarkhewasgettingreadytogohomewheninthemiddleofhisfieldhesawapileofburningcoals.Filledwithamazementhewalkedtowardit,andsittingonthetopoftheglowingcoalstherewasalittleblackdevil. 　　　"Youmustbesittingonatreasure,"saidthepeasant. 　　　"Yesindeed,"repliedthedevil,"onatreasurethatcontainsmoregoldandsilverthanyouhaveeverseeninyourlife." 　　"Thetreasureisinmyfieldandbelongstome,"saidthepeasant. 　　　"Itisyours,"answeredthedevil,"iffortwoyearsyouwillgivemeonehalfofeverythingyourfieldproduces.Ihaveenoughmoney,butIhaveadesireforthefruitsoftheearth." 　　Thepeasantenteredintothebargain,saying,"Topreventanydisputefromarisingaboutthedivision,everythingabovethegroundshallbelongtoyou,andeverythingbeneaththegroundtome." 　　Thedevilwasquitesatisfiedwiththat,butthecunningpeasanthadplantedturnips. 　　Nowwhenharvesttimecamethedevilappearedandwantedtotakeawayhiscrop,buthefoundnothingexcepttheyellowwitheredleaves,andthehappypeasantduguphisturnips. 　　"Yougotthebestofmethistime,"saidthedevil,"butitwon'thappenagain.Nexttimewhatgrowsabovegroundshallbeyours,andwhatisunderitshallbemine." 　　"Thatisallrightwithme,"answeredthepeasant.Whenplantingtimecamethepeasantdidnotplantturnipsagain,butwheat.Thecropripened,andthepeasantwentintothefieldandcutthefullstalksoffatgroundlevel.Whenthedevilcamehefoundnothingbutthestubble,andheangrilydisappearedintoachasminacliff. 　　"That'sthewayonehastodealwithfoxes,"saidthepeasant,thencarriedawaythetreasure. 　　　从前有位远见卓识、机智聪明的农夫,有关他足智多谋的故事至今人们仍广为传颂.其中最精彩的要首推他曾经怎样捉弄魔鬼的故事. 　　一天,农夫在田间劳动了一整天,天黑时正准备回家,忽然发现自己的田里有堆煤在燃烧,他惊讶万分,於是便走上前去看,发现竟有一个黑色的小魔鬼走在燃烧的煤堆上."你是坐在财宝上吗?"农夫问."正是财宝."魔鬼答道,"而且比你一生见到的都要多呢!""财宝在我田里就得归我."农夫说道."就归你吧!"魔鬼说,"只要你肯将两年内一半的收成给我就行了.钱,我有的是,但我更喜欢地上的果实."农夫答应了这桩交易,并说："为了避免在我们分配时出现纠纷,凡泥土上的东西归你,泥土下的归我."魔鬼感到心满意足,但这位聪明的农夫却种上了萝卜. 　　现在收获的季节到了,魔鬼又来了,要求收回属於他的收成.但除了那些枯黄的败叶外,他一无所获；而农夫却在兴高采烈地挖着他的萝卜."这次让你占了便宜,"魔鬼说,"下次可不能这样.地上的归你,地下的归我.""悉听尊便."农夫答道.播种的季节又到了,这次他可不播萝卜,而是种上了小麦.麦子熟了,他来到田间,把麦秆齐根割倒在地.魔鬼又来了,见到除了残茬外,他又一无所获,气得转身就走,顺着石缝钻了进去."我就是这样骗倒魔鬼的."农夫说完,赶紧拾起财宝回家去了.