The king rejoiced beyond measure at the sight, but still

"You must spin this, too, in the course of this night, but if you

The queen was horror-struck, and offered the manikin all the riches of the kingdom if he

But the manikin said, "No, something alive is dearer to me than

"I have nothing left that I could give,"

"Then promise me, if you should became queen,

But suddenly he came into her room, and said, "Now give me

"What will you give me if I spin the straw

When the girl was alone the manikin came again for

Even if she be a miller's daughter, thought he, I could not find a richer

A year after, she brought a beautiful child into the world, and she never gave

and he had the miller's daughter taken into an even larger room