An old man with three sons needs to decide which of them will inherit his house. He sends his sons out into the world, where each can learn a trade. He decides that whoever can produce the best masterpiece with their new trade will inherit the house. The sons go out, train well with masters, and return home. The first son has trained to be a barber, and as a hare runs across the field at top speed, the son shaves its whiskers into a goatee. The second son had trained to be a blacksmith, and as a coach drives by he jumps up and changes horse’s four shoes while it is running in full gallop. Then it starts to rain, and the third son, who had trained with a fencing master, swings his sword so quickly above his head that not a drop falls on them. The father decides this is the best masterpiece of skill, and the third son receives the house. The three sons lived harmoniously together in the house. When one brother falls sick and dies, the other two follow. Because they loved each other so much, they were all buried together in the same grave.
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