In this tale, three men set out to find Death personified so that they can avenge the death of their friend. On their way to find Death, they meet an Old Man, who tells them that they can find Death under an oak tree. When they reach the tree, they find treasure. One friend leaves to find food and drink for the group, while the others stay to guard the treasure. When the third friend returns, the two kill him; however, the third friend had poisoned the wine that he returned with, which the other two friends proceed to drink, so all three end up dead by the end of the tale, making the Old Man's prediction correct. The moral of this story is understood to be that greed leads to bad ends. While there is some debate about what or whom the Old Man