the men who went to kill death

three men decided to hunt down death, and gain immortality for all. on their hunt they came to a hut. the old man inside the hut said they would find death under 'that tree', pointing in the distance at a tall tree. when the three men got to the tree they found a huge sack if gold. extremely happy, two of the men sent the third man off to get wine to celebrate this discovery. on the way to get wine, the third man decided to poison the wine, kill the other two men, and keep the hoard for himself. the other two men, at that time decided to kill the third man and split the gold evenly between themselves. when the third man cane back, he was killed. to celebrate getting the gold to themselves, the two men drank the wine, and died. when their wives came looking for them, they came across the old man in the hut. when they asked where their husbands were, the man said "they went to find death, and they found him."

Morale of the story, don't leave gold under a tree

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