In the evening the countryman and the blacksmith returned home , and when they found , on demanding their dinner , that there was nothing left for them , they reproached the nun bitterly , and refused to believe her when she tried to tell them what had happened . The next day the countryman asked to be left in charge of the house , and promised that , if he remained at home , no one should go hungry to bed . So the other two went out into the forest , and the countryman having prepared the food for the day , ate up his own portion , and put the rest in the oven . Just as he had finished clearing away , the door opened and the little gray man walked in , and this time he had two heads . He shook and trembled as before , and exclaimed : ` Oh ! how cold I am ! ' The countryman , who was frightened out of his wits , begged him to draw near the fire and warm himself . Soon after the dwarf looked greedily round , and said : ` Oh ! how hungry I am ! ' ` There is food in the oven , so you can eat , ' replied the countryman . Then the little man fell to with both his heads , and soon finished the last morsel . When the countryman scolded him for this proceeding he treated him exactly as he had done the nun , and left the poor fellow more dead than alive . Now when the blacksmith came home with the nun in the evening , and found nothing for supper , he flew into a passion ; and swore that he would stay at home the following day , and that no one should go supperless to bed . When day dawned the countryman and the nun set out into the wood , and the blacksmith prepared all the food for the day as the others had done . Again the gray dwarf entered the house without knocking , and this time he had three heads . When he complained of cold , the blacksmith told him to sit near the fire ; and when he said he was hungry , the blacksmith put some food on a plate and gave it to him . The dwarf made short work of what was provided for him , and then , looking greedily round with his six eyes , he demanded more . When the blacksmith refused to give him another morsel , he flew into a terrible rage , and proceeded to treat him in the same way as he had treated his companions . -LSB- Illustration : THE LITTLE GRAY MAN `` HE DEMANDED MORE '' -RSB- But the blacksmith was a match for him , for he seized a huge hammer and struck off two of the dwarf 's heads with it . The little man yelled with pain and rage , and hastily fled from the house .
The blacksmith ran after him , and pursued him for a long way ; but XXXXX last they came to an iron door , and through it the little creature vanished .
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