"The Man and the Ghost" A man walks down a steep mountain pass meets a ghost the ghost turns to walk with the man man is frightened but didn't show the ghost The pair come to a river no boat or bridge to cross they must swim the man makes a lot of noise crossing - splashing etc. the ghost makes no noise at all ghost asks the man why he makes so much noise in the water the man replies: "Oh, I am a ghost and have a right to make all the noise I want to." ghost offers friendship and mutual aid man agrees the ghost asks the man what he is afraid of the man says nothing even though he is quaking inside the man asks the ghost the same question ghost says nothing but the wind blowing through the barley fields the come to a town the ghost says he is going into town the man says he is tired and lays down to sleep in a barley field the ghost wreaks havoc in town and steals the soul of the king's son brings the soul to the man in ...