- Old man whose wife dies, wants to bury her but has no money
- Pope refuses to help unless old man can pay
- Old man attempts to dig a grave himself for his wife, finds a pot full of gold coins
- He paid for everything necessary for his wife's grave and memorial
- Pope was suspicious and jealous of the old man's sudden prosperity, and questions the old man about how he found the money
- Pope skins a goat and has his wife sew it up around him
- Pope goes to old man's house and pretends to be the Devil, pretends that the pot was the Devil's money
- Old man throws money outside, pope takes it and returns home
- When wife tries to cut the goatskin off of him, it was a part of him
- Nothing worked to remove the goatskin, not even returning the money to the old man
Bibliography: The Treasure from Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston. Web Source.
Image: Devil Baphomet Statue from PxHere. Web Source.
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