A Prince and a Princess were still celebrating theirhoneymoon. They were extremely happy; only onethought disturbed them， and that was how toretain their present happiness. For that reason theywished to own a talisman with which to protectthemselves against any unhappiness in theirmarriage.
Now， they had often been told about a manwho lived out in the forest， acclaimed byeverybody for his wisdom and known for his goodadvice in every need and difficulty. So the Prince and Princess called upon him and told himabout their heart's desire. After the wise man had listened to them he said， “Travel throughevery country in the world， and wherever you meet a completely happily married couple， askthem for a small piece of the linen they wear close to the body， and when you receive this，you must always carry it on you. That is a sure remedy!”
the Prince and the Princess rode forth， and on their way they soon heard of a knight andhis wife who were said to be living the most happily married life. They went to the knight'scastle and asked him and his wife if their marriage was truly as happy as was rumored.
“Yes， of course，” was the answer， “with the one exception that we have no children!”
Here then the talisman was not to be found， and the Prince and Princess continued theirjourney in search of the completely happily married couple.
As they traveled on， they came to a country where they heard of an honest citizen wholived in perfect unity and happiness with his wife. So to him they went， and asked if he reallywas as happily married as people said.
“Yes， I am，” answered the man. “My wife and I live in perfect harmony; if only we didn'thave so many children， for they give us a lot of worries and sorrows!”
So neither with him was the talisman to be found， and the Prince and the Princesscontinued their journey through the country， always inquiring about happily married couples;but none presented themselves.
One day， as they rode along fields and meadows， they noticed a shepherd close by theroad， cheerfully playing his flute. Just then a woman carrying a child in her arm， and holding alittle boy by the hand， walked towards him. As soon as the shepherd saw her， he GREetedher and took the little child， whom he kissed and caressed. The shepherd's dog ran to theboy， licked his little hand， and barked and jumped with joy. In the meantime the womanarranged a meal she had brought along， and then said， “Father， come and eat now!” Theman sat down and took of the food， but the first bite he gave to the little boy， and thesecond he divided between the boy and the dog. All this was observed by the Prince and thePrincess， who walked closer， and spoke to them， saying， “You must be a truly happilymarried couple.”
“Yes， that we are，” said the man. “God be praised; no prince or princess could behappier than we are!”
“Now listen then，” said the Prince. “Do us a favor， and you shall never reGREt it. Give usa small piece of the linen garment you wear close to your body!”
As he spoke， the shepherd and his wife looked strangely at each other， and finally hesaid， “God knows we would be only too happy to give you not only a small piece， but thewhole shirt， or undergarment， if we only had them， but we own not as much as a rag!”
So the Prince and the Princess journeyed on， their mission unaccomplished. Finally， theirunsuccessful roaming discouraged them， and they decided to return home. As they passedthe wise man's hut， they stopped by， related all their travel experiences， and reproachedhim for giving them such poor advice.
At that the wise man smiled and said， “Has your trip really been all in vain? Are you notreturning richer in knowledge?”
“Yes，” answered the Prince， “I have gained this knowledge， that contentment is a raregift on this earth.”
“And I have learned，” said the Princess， “that to be contented， one needs nothing morethan simply - to be contented!”
Whereupon the Prince took the Princess' hand; they looked at each other with anexpression of deepest love. And the wise man blessed them and said， “In your own hearts youhave found the true talisman! Guard it carefully， and the evil spirit of discontentment shallnever in all eternity have any power over you!”
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