When he saw that the uncle did not mean to come near the cask , the serpent crawled out and regained his proper shape . ' I am thankful I did not kill him , ' he said to his wife ; ` for , after all , he is my brother-in-law , and it would have been a great sin ! ' ` Either you kill him or I leave you , ' said she . ` Well , well ! ' sighed the man , ` to-morrow I will do it . ' The woman let that night go by without doing anything further , but at daybreak she said to her brother , ` Get up , brother ; it is time to take the goats to pasture ! ' ` All right , ' cried he . ' I will come with you , uncle , ' called out the little boy . ` Yes , come along , ' replied he . But the mother ran up , saying , ` The child must not go out in this cold or he will be ill ; ' to which he only answered , ` Nonsense ! I am going , so it is no use your talking ! I am going ! I am ! I am ! ' ` Then go ! ' she said . And so they started , driving the goats in front of them . When they reached the pasture the boy said to his uncle : ` Dear uncle , this night my father means to kill you . While we are away he will creep into your room and hide in the straw . Directly we get home my mother will say to you , `` Take that straw and give it to the sheep , '' and , if you do , he will bite you . '
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