Then said Lina, "Fundevogel, never leave me, and I will never leave thee." Then said Fundevogel, "Neither now, nor ever." Said Lina, "Be a fishpond, and I will be the duck upon it." The cook, however, came up to them, and when she saw the pond she lay down by it, and was about to drink it up. But the duck swam quickly to her, seized her head in its beak and drew her into the water, and there the old witch had to drown.
Allora Lena disse: "Ucceltrovato, se non mi lasci, neppure io ti lascerò!" E Ucceltrovato rispose: "N, ora n, mai!" Disse Lena: "Diventa uno stagno e io l'anitra nello stagno." Quando la cuoca arrivò e vide lo stagno, si distese sulla riva e voleva berlo tutto. Ma l'anitra accorse a nuoto, la prese con il becco per la testa e la tirò in acqua: e così la vecchia strega dovette annegare.