The frogs, however, paid no attention to his reckoning, but still cried, “ aik, aik, aik, aik. ”

“What,” cried the peasant, quite angry, “since you are determined to know better than I, count it yourselves,” and threw all the money into the water to them.

He stood still and wanted to wait until they were done and had brought him his own again, but the frogs maintained their opinion and cried continually, “ aik, aik, aik, aik ,” and besides that, did not throw the money out again.

He still waited a long while until evening came on and he was forced to go home. Then he abused the frogs and cried, “You water-splashers, you thickheads, you goggle-eyes, you have great mouths and can screech till you hurt one’s ears, but you cannot count seven thalers! Do you think I’m going to stand here till you get done?”