Take me as godfather." The man asked, "Who art thou?" "I am Death, and I make all equal." Then said the man, "Thou art the right one, thou takest the rich as well as the poor, without distinction; thou shalt be godfather." Death answered, "I will make thy child rich and famous, for he who has me for a friend can lack nothing. Jacob Grimm
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This story is about a man who was given a choice, to have the baby that he thought was to be his son become his godson or to have it become his godson to care for. When he asked who would be the godfather of his son, Death came and told him that he would make the child rich and famous. The man asked Death if it mattered who was godfather, but Death said that it didn’t matter. Death said that the child would grow up to be rich and famous regardless of who was its godfather.

Source: Household Stories By The Brothers Grimm

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