So the oldest brother, who was a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence.
Then the second brother, who was an arrogant man, decided he wanted to humiliate Death still further, and asked for the power to recall others from Death.
The youngest brother was the humblest and also the wisest of the brothers, and he did not trust death. So he asked for something that would enable him to go forth from that place without being followed by Death.
The one who died for power. The one died for love. The one who greeted death as an old friend.
