Question

why was the imp disappointed when the peasant did not swear?




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Answer 1

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The imp was upset because he had not made the peasant do wrong, and he went to the Devil, his master, to report what had happened. He came to the Devil and told how he had taken the peasant's bread, and how the peasant, instead of swearing, had said, 'May it do him good!' ... The imp was frightened.

Answer 2

Answer:

moment he was sitting behind the bush, waiting to hear the peasant swear and call on the name of the Devil. ... The imp was upset because he had not made the peasant do wrong, and he went to the Devil, his master, to report what had happened.