A tailor's apprentice was traveling the world in search of work. At one point, he found none and was so destitute he had not a farthing to live on.
Presently, he met a Jew on the road. Thinking the Jew must have a great deal of money, the tailor thrust God from his heart, attacked the man, and said, "Give me your money, or I will strike you dead."
The Jew pleaded, "Spare my life. I have no money but eight farthings."
But the tailor insisted, "You have money, and it shall be produced!" He used violence and beat the Jew until he was near death. As the Jew lay dying, his last words were, "The bright sun will bring it to light," and then he died.
The apprentice searched the Jew's pockets but found only eight farthings, as claimed. He then carried the body behind a clump of trees and went on his way.
After traveling a long while, he found work in a town with a master who had a pretty daughter. He fell in love with her, married her, and they lived in good and happy wedlock.
Years later, they had two children, and the wife's parents had passed away, leaving the young couple to keep house alone. One morning, as the husband sat by the window, his wife brought him coffee. He poured it into the saucer, and just as he was about to drink, the sun shone on it. The reflection gleamed and made circles on the wall above.
The tailor looked up and said, "Yes, it would very much like to bring it to light, and cannot!"
His wife asked, "Oh, dear husband, what do you mean by that?"
He answered, "I must not tell you."
But she pressed him with affectionate words, promising secrecy and giving him no rest. Finally, he confessed how years ago, penniless and desperate, he had killed a Jew whose dying words were, "The bright sun will bring it to light." He explained that the sun, gleaming on the wall, had just tried but failed to reveal the deed. He then made her promise never to tell, or he would lose his life, and she agreed.
However, when he returned to work, she went to her close friend and confided the story, swearing her to secrecy. Yet, within two days, the whole town knew. The tailor was brought to trial, condemned, and thus, after all, the bright sun did bring it to light.