Three Faithful Blacksmiths.
Posted By emerckx on June 1, 2009
Three blacksmith’s apprentices wanted to remain friends and agreed to work in the same town, but business was slow and they had grown so poor they thought they would have to separate.
A man dressed in rich clothes approached the three and offered them money in return for their help. One of the three noticed this man had a horse’s hoof for a foot and recognized him as the devil.
The devil assured them he did not want their souls, that he just needed help getting a soul that was already half his. He paid the men and told them that whenever they were spoken to, the first one was to say “All three of us” the second, “For money” and the third, “Quite right!”
They went and lived at an inn and the innkeeper and his guests thought they were crazy for always speaking to him and others like this. A merchant staying at the inn asked the innkeeper to take care of some money for fear that the blacksmiths would steal it.
The innkeeper murdered the merchant during the night, took his money, and blamed it on the blacksmiths. When the three were asked about the murder, their respective answers seemed like confessions of guilt.
The three blacksmiths were about to be executed and were about to question their faith in the devil when he appeared. He freed the three and they told the court that the innkeeper was the true killer, and upon the devil’s advice they were able to locate the body.
The innkeeper was then exectuted, as a result of this, the devil got his soul, and because of their faith until the end, the three blacksmiths had enough money for the rest of their lives.
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