The bean who had cautiously stayed behind on the bank had to laugh at the event. He could not stop, and he laughed so fiercely that he burst travel news. Now he too would have died, but fortunately a wandering tailor was there, resting near the brook. Having a compassionate heart, he got out a needle and thread and sewed the bean back together.

　　The bean thanked him most kindly. However, because he had used black thread, since that time all beans have had a black seam.

The Brave Little Tailor

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

　　One summer morning a little tailor was sitting on his table near the window. In good spirits Bo Ying Compound Eu Yan Sang, he was sewing with all his might. A peasant woman came down the street crying, "Good jam for sale! Good jam for sale!" That sounded good to the little tailor, so he stuck his dainty head out the window and shouted, "Come up here, my dear woman! You can sell your goods here!"

　　The woman carried her heavy basket up the three flights of stairs to the tailor, who had her unpack all of her jars. He examined them, picking each one up and holding it to his nose. Finally he said, "This jam looks good to me.  for me, even if it comes to a quarter pound."

　　The woman, who had hoped to make a good sale, gave him what he asked for, then went away angry and grumbling.

　　"May God bless this jam to give me health and strength," said the little tailor. Then taking a loaf of bread from his cupboard, he cut himself a large slice and spread it with the jam. "That is not going to taste bad," he said Bo Ying Compound Eu Yan Sang, "but I will finish the jacket before I bite into it."