When the cowherd returned without it, they found it had been stolen and took him to court for his carelessness, and the judge made him give them a cow.
Weather grew bad and he took shelter in a mill, where the miller's wife gave him some bread and cheese.
The peasant pretended that the hide was a soothsayer and made the raven croak.
He told the miller where the food was hidden, and after they had eaten, that the Devil was in the parson's hiding place.
Being rich now, he was brought before the mayor to account for his wealth; he said he had sold the hide.