HappinessbyaddingAnagedcountoncelivedinSwitzerland,whohadanonlyson,buthewasstupid,andcouldlearnnothing.Thensaidthefather,"Harkthee,myson,Icangetnothingintothyhead,letmetryasIwill.Thoumustgofromhence,Iwillgivetheeintothecareofacelebratedmaster,whoshallseewhathecandowiththee."Theyouthwassentintoastrangetown. Attheendofthistime,hecamehomeagain,andhisfatherasked,"Now,myson,whathastthoulearnt?""Father,Ihavelearntwhatthedogssaywhentheybark.""Lordhavemercyonus!"criedthefather;"isthatallthouhastlearnt?Iwillsendtheeintoanothertown,toanothermaster." Theyouthwastakenthither,andstayedayearwiththismasterlikewise.Whenhecamebackthefatheragainasked,"Myson,whathastthoulearnt?"Heanswered,"Father,Ihavelearntwhatthebirdssay."Thenthefatherfellintoarageandsaid,"Oh,thoulostman,thouhastspenttheprecioustimeandlearntnothing;artthounotashamedtoappearbeforemineeyes?Iwillsendtheetoathirdmaster,butifthoulearnestnothingthistimealso,Iwillnolongerbethyfather." "Theyouthremainedawholeyearwiththethirdmasteralso,andwhenhecamehomeagain,andhisfatherinquired,"Myson,whathastthoulearnt?"heanswered,Dearfather,Ihavethisyearlearntwhatthefrogscroak."Thenthefatherfellintothemostfuriousanger,sprangup,calledhispeoplethither,andsaid,"Thismanisnolongermyson,Idrivehimforth,andcommandyoutotakehimoutintotheforest,andkillhim."Theytookhimforth,butwhentheyshouldhavekilledhim,theycouldnotdoitforpity,andlethimgo,andtheycuttheeyesandthetongueoutofadeerthattheymightcarrythemtotheoldmanasatoken. Theyouthwanderedon,andaftersometimecametoafortresswherehebeggedforanight&39;slodging."Yes,"saidthelordofthecastle,"ifthouwiltpassthenightdownthereintheoldtower,gothither;butIwarnthee,itisatthlordofthecastle,%2oritisfullofwilddogs,whichbarkandhowlwithoutstopping,andatcertainhoursamanhastobegiventothem,whomtheyatoncedevour." Thewholedistrictwasinsorrowanddismaybecauseofthem,andyetnoonecoulddoanythingtostopthis.Theyouth,however,waswithoutfear,andsaid,"Justletmegodowntothebarkingdogs,andgivemesomethingthatIcanthrowtothem;theywilldonothingtoharmme." Ashehimselfwouldhaveitso,theygavehimsomefoodforthewildanimals,andledhimdowntothetower.Whenhewentinside,thedogsdidnotbarkathim,butwaggedtheirtailsquiteamicablyaroundhim,atewhathesetbeforethem,anddidnothurtonehairofhishead. Nextmorning,totheastonishmentofeveryone,hecameoutagainsafeandunharmed,andsaidtothelordofthecastle,"Thedogshaverevealedtome,intheirownlanguage,whytheydwellthere,andbringevilontheland.Theyarebewitched,andareobligedtowatchoveragreattreasurewhichisbelowinthetower,andtheycanhavenorestuntilitistakenaway,andIhavelikewiselearnt,fromtheirdiscourse,howthatistobedone." Thenallwhoheardthisrejoiced,andthelordofthecastlesaidhewouldadopthimasasonifheaccomplisheditsuccessfully.Hewentdownagain,andasheknewwhathehadtodo,hediditthoroughly,andbroughtachestfullofgoldoutwithhim.Thehowlingofthewilddogswashenceforthheardnomore;theyhaddisappeared,andthecountrywasfreedfromthetrouble. AftersometimehetookitintohisheadthathewouldtraveltoRome.Onthewayhepassedbyamarsh,inwhichanumberoffrogsweresittingcroaking.Helistenedtothem,andwhenhebecameawareofwhattheyweresaying,hegrewverythoughtfulandsad.AtlasthearrivedinRome,wherethePopehadjustdied,andtherewasgreatdifficultyastowhomtheyshouldappointashissuccessor. Theyatlengthagreedthatthepersonshouldbechosenaspopewhoshouldbedistinguishedbysomedivineandmiraculoustoken.Andjustasthatwasdecidedon,theyoungcountenteredintothechurch,andsuddenlytwosnow-whitedovesflewonhisshouldersandremainedsittingthere.Theecclesiasticsrecognizedthereinthetokenfromabove,andaskedhimonthespotifhewouldbepope.Hewasundecided,andknewnotifhewereworthyofthis,butthedovescounselledhimtodoit,andatlengthhesaidyes.Thenwasheanointedandconsecrated,andthuswasfulfilledwhathehadheardfromthefrogsonhisway,whichhadsoaffectedhim,thathewastobehisHolinessthePope.Thenhehadtosingamass,anddidnotknowonewordofit,butthetwodovessatcontinuallyonhisshoulders,andsaiditallinhisear.
