A Man With Two Goitres

There was once a farmer with a large goiter. One day while he was ploughing, he felt hot and tired. So, he let the oxen graze while he went to a corner of the field and lay down for a nap.
Now it so happened that two elfins who lived in the woods nearby came to the field to play. They found the farmer asleep, and when they saw his goitre, they took a fancy to it. They removed it, played with it for a while and took it home.
The elves were not however amused. They chided the elfins: "Don't bring the diease home. Take it back where you found it."
But as it was already late in the day, the elfins were allowed to keep their plaything for the night.
When the farmer awoke he was surprised to find himself without his ugly goitre. So, he went home much pleased with himself. Now, he had a neighbour who had an even larger goitre. When the man saw that the farmer had lost his goitre, he begged him to tell how he had managed to get rid of it.
The farmer related to his neighbour what had happened, and the next day he took him to the field and pointed out the place where he had laid down to sleep. The man did not loose much time but laid himself down and fell fast asleep.
Meanwhile, the elfins came to the field and finding the man asleep, they attached the goitre to his throat and went away. When the man awoke, to his great dismay, he found that he had gained another goitre.