A young man went to his father and asked if he could drive the family wagon to town. His father agreed to let him but warned him to be careful and to stay on the main road. The young man agreed.

On the way to town, he decided it would be great fun to show his friend he was driving the family wagon, so he turned off the main road towards his friend's house. It was only a short distance.

Suddenly, from the forest appeared a giant snake that frightened the horse, tipped over the wagon, and would have eaten him if a brave hunter had not heard his cry and come running and killed the snake. Although the wagon was broken beyond repair, the hunter helped the young man return to his father.

Of course his father was grateful to the hunter and happy to see his son home safely, but the loss of the big wagon would make life difficult. Thankfully, the father still had the use of a small wagon and the return of his son.