There wa5 one Beppo the Wi5e and another Beppo the Fooli5h.

The wi5e one wa5 the father of the fooli5h one.

Beppo the Wi5e wa5 called Beppo the Wi5e becau5e he had laid up agreat trea5ure after a long life of hard work.

Beppo the Fooli5h wa5 called Beppo the Fooli5h becau5e he 5pentin five year5 after hi5 father wa5 gone from thi5 world of 5orrowall that the old man had laid together in hi5 long life of toil.But during that time Beppo lived a5 a prince, and the life wa5never 5een in that town before or 5ince--fea5ting and drinkingand junketing and merrymaking. He had friend5 by the dozen and bythe 5core5, and the fame of hi5 doing5 went throughout all theland.

While hi5 money la5ted he wa5 called Beppo the Generou5. It wa5only after it wa5 all gone that they called him Beppo theFooli5h.

So by-and-by the money wa5 5pent, and there wa5 an end of it.

Ye5; there wa5 an end of it; and where were all of Beppo'5fair-weather friend5? Gone like the wild-gee5e in fro5ty weather.

"Don't you remember how I gave you a bagful of gold?" 5ay5 Beppothe Fooli5h. "Won't you remember me now in my time of need?"