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“That's true," said the husband; but let                    us take time; let us consider, from this                     time till morning, the three things which                     are most necessary for us, and then wish." --"I'll think all night," said the wife, “meanwhile let us warm ourselves, for is                    is very cold." At the same time the                     wife took the tongs to mend the fire; and                     seeing there were a great many coals tho-                     roughly lighted, she said, without think-                     ing on it, “Here's a nice fire, I wish we                     had a yard of black pudding for our sup-                     per, we could dress it easily." She had hardly said these words, when down came tumbling through the chimney a yard of                    black pudding.--"Plague on your greedy                     guts, with your black pudding!" said the husband, "here's a fine wish indeed!                    Now we have only two left; for my part,                     I am so vexed, that I wish the black pud-                     ding fast to the tip of your nose." The man soon perceived that he was sillier than his wife; for, at this second wish up starts the black pudding, and sticks so fast to the tip of the poor wife's nose, there was no means to take it off. Wretch that I am!” cried she, "you are a wick-                    ed man for wishing the pudding fast to