Thus the two brothers lived for many years, and every week the angel of the Lord came down and blessed them.
One Monday as the brothers were starting out to work, and had already separated, going in different directions, Afanasy felt sorry to part with his beloved brother, and halted and glanced back.

Ioann was walking, with head bowed, in his own direction, and did not look back.

But all of a sudden, Ioann also halted, and as though catching sight of something, began to gaze intently in that direction, shading his eyes with his hand.
Then he approached what he had espied there, suddenly leaped to one side, and without looking behind him fled down the hill and up the hill, away from the spot, as though a fierce wild beast were pursuing him.

Afanasy was amazed and went back to the place in order to find out what had so frightened his brother.
As he came near he beheld something gleaming in the sunlight.
He approached closer.

On the grass, as though poured out of a measure, lay a heap of gold....