She reached the house , oiled the hinges of the door , threw the loaf to the dog , gave the poor woman at the well the rope , and the woman in the kitchen the broom , caught up the casket from the top of the cupboard , and fled with it out of the house . But the witch heard her as she ran away , and rushing to the window called out to the woman in the kitchen : ` Kill that thief , I tell you ! ' But the woman replied : ' I will not kill her , for she has given me a broom , whereas you forced me to clean the hearth with my tongue . ' Then the witch called out in fury to the woman at the well ; ` Take the girl , I tell you , and fling her into the water , and drown her ! ' But the woman answered ; ` No , I will not drown her , for she gave me this rope , whereas you forced me to use my hair to let down the bucket to draw water . ' Then the witch shouted to the dog to seize the girl and hold her fast ; but the dog answered ; ` No , I will not seize her , for she gave me a loaf of bread , whereas you let me starve with hunger . ' The witch was so angry that she nearly choked , as she called out ; ` Door , bang upon her , and keep her a prisoner . ' But the door answered ; ' I wo n't , for she has oiled my hinges , so that they move quite easily , whereas you left them all rough and rusty . ' And so Prunella escaped , and , with the casket under her arm , reached the house of her mistress who , as you may believe , was as angry as she was surprised to see the girl standing before her , looking more beautiful than ever . Her eyes flashed , as in furious tones she asked her , ` Did you meet Bensiabel ? ' But Prunella looked down , and said nothing . ` We shall see , ' said the witch , ` who will win in the end . Listen , there are three cocks in the hen-house ; one is yellow , one black , and the third is white . If one of them crows during the night you must tell me which one it is . Woe to you if you make a mistake . I will gobble you up in one mouthful . ' Now Bensiabel was in the room next to the one where Prunella slept . At midnight she awoke hearing a cock crow . ` Which one was that ? ' shouted the witch .
Then , trembling , Prunella knocked on the wall and whispered : ` Bensiabel , XXXXX , tell me , which cock crowed ? '
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