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the basketful of strawberries. Then she gave her a little piece of
hard bread, and said, this will last you the day, and thought,
you will die of cold and hunger outside, and will never be seen
again by me.
Then the maiden was obedient, and put on the paper frock, and
went out with the basket. Far and wide there was nothing but snow,
and not a green blade to be seen. When she got into the wood she
saw a small house out of which peeped three little men. She wished
them good day, and knocked modestly at the door. They cried,
come in, and she entered the room and seated herself on the bench by
the stove, where she began to warm herself and eat her breakfast.
The little men said, give us some of it, too. Willingly,
she said, and divided her piece of bread in two 'and gave
them the half. They asked, what do you here in the forest in the
winter time, in your thin dress. Ah, she answered, I am to look
for a basketful of strawberries, and am not to go home until I can
take them with me. When she had eaten her bread, they gave her
a broom and said, sweep away the snow at the back door. But
when she was outside, the three little men said to each other, what
shall we give her as she is so good, and has shared her bread with
us. Then said the first, my gift is, that she shall every day grow
more beautiful. The second said, my gift is, that gold pieces shall
fall out of her mouth every time she speaks. The third said, my
gift is, that a king shall come and take her to wife.
The girl, however, did as the little men had bidden
her, swept away the snow behind the little house with
the broom, and what did she find but real ripe strawberries,
which came up quite dark-red out of the snow. In her
joy she hastily gathered her basket full, thanked the
little men, shook hands with each of them, and ran
home to take her step-mother what she had longed for so much.
When she went in and said good-evening, a piece of gold at once
fell out of her mouth. Thereupon she related what had happened
to her in the wood, but with every word she spoke, gold pieces fell
from her mouth, until very soon the whole room was covered with
them. Now look at her arrogance, cried the step-sister, to throw
about gold in that way. But she was secretly envious of it, and
wanted to go into the forest also to seek strawberries. The mother
said, no, my dear little daughter, it is too cold, you might freeze
to death. However, as her daughter let her have no peace, the
mother at last yielded, made her a magnificent coat of fur, which
she was obliged to put on, and gave her bread-and-butter and cake
for her journey.
The girl went into the forest and straight up to the little house.
The three little men peeped out again, but she did not greet them,
and without looking round at them and without speaking to them,
she went awkwardly into the room, seated herself by the stove, and
began to eat her bread-and-butter and cake. Give us some of it,
cried the little men. But she replied, there is not enough for
myself, so how can I give it away to other people. When she had
finished eating, they said, there is a broom for you, sweep it all
clean in front of the back-door. Sweep for yourselves, she
answered, I am not your servant. When she saw that they were
not going to give her anything, she went out by the door. Then the
little men said to each other, what shall we give her as she is so
naughty, and has a wicked envious heart, that will never let her do
a good turn to any one. The first said, I grant that she may grow
uglier every day. The second said, I grant that at every word she
says, a toad shall spring out of her mouth. The third said, I grant
that she may die a miserable death. The maiden looked for
strawberries outside, but as she found none, she went angrily home.
And when she opened her mouth, and was about to tell her mother what
had happened to her in the wood, with every word she said, a toad
sprang out of her mouth, so that everyone was seized with horror
of her.
Then the step-mother was still more enraged, and thought of
nothing but how to do every possible injury to the man's daughter,
whose beauty, however, grew daily greater. At length she took a
cauldron, set it on the fire, and boiled yarn in it. When it was
boiled, she flung it on the poor girl's shoulder, and gave her an
axe in order that she might go on the frozen river, cut a hole in
the ice, and rinse the yarn. She was obedient, went thither and cut
a hole in the ice. And while she was in the midst of her cutting, a
splendid carriage came driving up, in which sat the king. The
carriage stopped, and the king asked, my child, who are you, and
what are you doing here. I am a poor girl, and I am rinsing yarn.
Then the king felt compassion, and when he saw that she was so very
beautiful, he said to her, will you go away with me. Ah, yes, with
all my heart, she answered, for she was glad to get away from the
mother and sister.
So she got into the carriage and drove away with the king, and
when they arrived at his palace, the wedding was celebrated with
great pomp, as the little men had granted to the maiden. When a
year was over, the young queen bore a son, and as the step-mother
had heard of her great good-fortune, she came with her daughter
to the palace and pretended that she wanted to pay her a visit.
But, when the king had gone out, and no one else was present, the
wicked woman seized the queen by the head, and her daughter
seized her by the feet, and they lifted her out of the bed, and
threw her out of the window into the stream which flowed by. Then
the ugly daughter laid herself in the bed, and the old woman
covered her up over her head. When the king came home again and
wanted to speak to his wife, the old woman cried, hush, hush, that
can't be now, she is lying in a violent sweat. You must let her
rest to-day. The king suspected no evil, and did not come back
again till next morning. And as he talked with his wife and she
answered him, with every word a toad leaped out, whereas formerly a
piece of gold had fallen. Then he asked what that could be, but the
old woman said that she had got that from the violent sweat, and
would soon lose it again. During the night, however, the scullion

the basketful of strawberries. Then she gave her a little piece of

hard bread, and said, this will last you the day, and thought,

you will die of cold and hunger outside, and will never be seen

again by me.

Then the maiden was obedient, and put on the paper frock, and

went out with the basket. Far and wide there was nothing but snow,

and not a green blade to be seen. When she got into the wood she

saw a small house out of which peeped three little men. She wished

them good day, and knocked modestly at the door. They cried,

come in, and she entered the room and seated herself on the bench by

the stove, where she began to warm herself and eat her breakfast.

The little men said, give us some of it, too. Willingly,

she said, and divided her piece of bread in two 'and gave

them the half. They asked, what do you here in the forest in the

winter time, in your thin dress. Ah, she answered, I am to look

for a basketful of strawberries, and am not to go home until I can

take them with me. When she had eaten her bread, they gave her

a broom and said, sweep away the snow at the back door. But

when she was outside, the three little men said to each other, what

shall we give her as she is so good, and has shared her bread with

us. Then said the first, my gift is, that she shall every day grow

more beautiful. The second said, my gift is, that gold pieces shall

fall out of her mouth every time she speaks. The third said, my

gift is, that a king shall come and take her to wife.

The girl, however, did as the little men had bidden

her, swept away the snow behind the little house with

the broom, and what did she find but real ripe strawberries,

which came up quite dark-red out of the snow. In her

joy she hastily gathered her basket full, thanked the

little men, shook hands with each of them, and ran

home to take her step-mother what she had longed for so much.

When she went in and said good-evening, a piece of gold at once

fell out of her mouth. Thereupon she related what had happened

to her in the wood, but with every word she spoke, gold pieces fell

from her mouth, until very soon the whole room was covered with

them. Now look at her arrogance, cried the step-sister, to throw

about gold in that way. But she was secretly envious of it, and

wanted to go into the forest also to seek strawberries. The mother

said, no, my dear little daughter, it is too cold, you might freeze

to death. However, as her daughter let her have no peace, the

mother at last yielded, made her a magnificent coat of fur, which

she was obliged to put on, and gave her bread-and-butter and cake

for her journey.

The girl went into the forest and straight up to the little house.

The three little men peeped out again, but she did not greet them,

and without looking round at them and without speaking to them,

she went awkwardly into the room, seated herself by the stove, and

began to eat her bread-and-butter and cake. Give us some of it,

cried the little men. But she replied, there is not enough for

myself, so how can I give it away to other people. When she had

finished eating, they said, there is a broom for you, sweep it all

clean in front of the back-door. Sweep for yourselves, she

answered, I am not your servant. When she saw that they were

not going to give her anything, she went out by the door. Then the

little men said to each other, what shall we give her as she is so

naughty, and has a wicked envious heart, that will never let her do

a good turn to any one. The first said, I grant that she may grow

uglier every day. The second said, I grant that at every word she

says, a toad shall spring out of her mouth. The third said, I grant

that she may die a miserable death. The maiden looked for

strawberries outside, but as she found none, she went angrily home.

And when she opened her mouth, and was about to tell her mother what

had happened to her in the wood, with every word she said, a toad

sprang out of her mouth, so that everyone was seized with horror

of her.

Then the step-mother was still more enraged, and thought of

nothing but how to do every possible injury to the man's daughter,

whose beauty, however, grew daily greater. At length she took a

cauldron, set it on the fire, and boiled yarn in it. When it was

boiled, she flung it on the poor girl's shoulder, and gave her an

axe in order that she might go on the frozen river, cut a hole in

the ice, and rinse the yarn. She was obedient, went thither and cut

a hole in the ice. And while she was in the midst of her cutting, a

splendid carriage came driving up, in which sat the king. The

carriage stopped, and the king asked, my child, who are you, and

what are you doing here. I am a poor girl, and I am rinsing yarn.

Then the king felt compassion, and when he saw that she was so very

beautiful, he said to her, will you go away with me. Ah, yes, with

all my heart, she answered, for she was glad to get away from the

mother and sister.

So she got into the carriage and drove away with the king, and

when they arrived at his palace, the wedding was celebrated with

great pomp, as the little men had granted to the maiden. When a

year was over, the young queen bore a son, and as the step-mother

had heard of her great good-fortune, she came with her daughter

to the palace and pretended that she wanted to pay her a visit.

But, when the king had gone out, and no one else was present, the

wicked woman seized the queen by the head, and her daughter

seized her by the feet, and they lifted her out of the bed, and

threw her out of the window into the stream which flowed by. Then

the ugly daughter laid herself in the bed, and the old woman

covered her up over her head. When the king came home again and

wanted to speak to his wife, the old woman cried, hush, hush, that

can't be now, she is lying in a violent sweat. You must let her

rest to-day. The king suspected no evil, and did not come back

again till next morning. And as he talked with his wife and she

answered him, with every word a toad leaped out, whereas formerly a

piece of gold had fallen. Then he asked what that could be, but the

old woman said that she had got that from the violent sweat, and

would soon lose it again. During the night, however, the scullion