Then Then all all began began to to stare stare and and wonder wonder and and crowd crowd around around , , laughing laughing , , for for never never was was such such selling selling heard heard of of in in all all Nottingham Nottingham Town Town ; ; but but when when they they came came to to buy buy they they found found it as as he he had said said , , for for he he gave gave goodwife goodwife or or dame dame as as much much meat meat for for one one penny penny as as they they could could buy buy elsewhere elsewhere for for three three , , and and when when a a widow widow or or a a poor woman woman came came to to him him , , he he gave gave her her flesh flesh for for nothing nothing ; but but when when a a merry merry lass came came and gave gave him him a a kiss kiss , , he he charged charged not not one one penny penny for for his meat meat ; ; and and many such such came came to to his his stall stall , , for for his his eyes eyes were were as as blue blue as as the skies skies of of June June , , and and he he laughed laughed merrily merrily , , giving giving to to each each full full measure measure . . Thus he sold his meat so fast that no butcher that stood near him could sell anything .
Тогда все начали глазеть, удивляться и толпиться вокруг, смеясь, потому что никогда не слышали о такой продаже во всем Ноттингеме; но когда они пришли купить, они нашли это, как он сказал, потому что он дал доброй жене или даме столько мяса за один пенни, сколько они могли купить в другом месте за три, и когда к нему приходила вдова или бедная женщина, он отдавал ее мясо даром; но когда веселая девушка приходила и целовала его, он не брал ни пенни за свое мясо; и многие такие приходили к его прилавку, потому что его глаза были голубыми, как небо в июне, и он весело рассмеялся, давая каждому полную меру. Таким образом, он продавал свое мясо так быстро, что ни один мясник, стоявший рядом с ним, не мог ничего продать.
