There was once on a time a peasant whose tricks were much talked about. The best story is, however, how he once got hold of the devil, and made a fool of him. 

The peasant found a devil in his fields, sitting on a mountain of gold. He guessed he was sitting on a treasure, and the devil offered a bargain for the peasant.

The devil agreed to divide the treasure with the peasant if the peasant divide half of everything the field produces. The peasant agreed and said, "Everything that is above ground shall belong to thee, and what is under the earth to me." The devil agreed.

But the peasant grew turnips!

When the time for harvest came, the devil appeared and wanted to take away his crops; but he found nothing but the yellow withered leaves, while the peasant, full of delight, was digging up his turnips.

The devil rethought and he said, "What grows above ground shall be thine, and what is under it, mine." "I am willing," replied the peasant; but when the time came to sow, he did not grow turnips, but wheat!