Hans works faithfully for seven years building a new sewage system. At the end of his service his master gives him a lump of gold the size of his head Hans heads off to make his fortune but soon the gold becomes too heavy to carry. In a series of hilarious encounters with other travellers Hans ends up trading one thing for another along his journey from the gold to a goose to a pig and more This fractured retelling of Hans in Luck a lesser-known tale from the Brothers Grimm will make readers giggle groan and gasp with delight. Especially when they see why Hans thinks he is the luckiest man in the world.