Seven months had passed and their wish came true - a child no longer than a thumb was born. Because he was so little, they called him Tom Thumb and loved him with all their hearts. The boy became wise and nimble, but he never grew in size, so their parents were very careful that nothing would happen to him.

His father agreed, because he knew that his son is a clever boy and he would manage to do the job. Tom Thumb sat in the horse’s ear and kindly directed the horse, but as they were going through the woods, they met two strangers. The men wondered where the directions came from and went around the horse several times before they finally noticed the little boy, sitting comfortably in the horse’s ear.

“My boy is not some jester and he is not for sale,” replied the man angrily. But Tom Thumb jumped on his father’s shoulder and whispered in his ear, “Listen, father, you are getting older and you won’t be always able to work as hard as you do now. But if you let me go with these two men and take the money which they offer you, you and mother will finally live a good life. I promise that I will return soon.” The man would always listen to what his boy had to say as he was a wise boy and decided to let him go. Tom Thumb sat on the rim of one of the men’s hats and they left.

When he made sure that the men are gone, he crept out of the hole and started looking for a place to spend the night. As he was walking, Tom Thumb bumped into an empty snail shell and quickly went inside. He got ready to sleep, when suddenly he heard voices, “How are we going to rob the pastor’s house exactly?” Tom Thumb immediately understood that he had to deal with robbers and decided to save the pastor’s house.

The minute he found himself inside the house Tom Thumb started making a whole lot of noises. “Keep it quiet,” the robbers hushed at him, but he pretended not to understand them. “What do you want? Do you want everything?” he yelled, thus making the robbery so obvious that he woke up one of the maids. She scared off the robbers, but didn’t see Tom Thumb so he finally got a good night sleep in the hay.

It happened that the pastor was passing by and when he heard the voice coming out of the cow’s stomach, he thought that some evil spirit had enslaved the animal and he killed the poor cow that same day.

The wolf, interested in the idea, followed Tom Thumb’s directions and soon they arrived. The boy guided the wolf to the kitchen, where the beast started tearing a piece of ham. Tom Thumb’s father heard the noise coming from the kitchen and took his axe. He told his wife , “I will chop him into small pieces with it!” But right before he did that, the man heard voice from inside the wolf. “Father, I’m in the wolf’s stomach, so be careful not to kill me!”