“I’ve nothing more to give,” answered the girl. When the girl was alone the little man appeared for the third time, and said: “What’ll you give me if I spin the straw for you once again?” “She’s only a miller’s daughter, it’s true,” he thought “but I couldn’t find a richer wife if I were to search the whole world over.”
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The King was pleased beyond measure at the sights but his greed for gold was still not satisfied, and he had the miller’s daughter brought into a yet bigger room full of straw, and said: “You must spin all this away in the night but if you succeed this time you shall become my wife.” The manikin took the ring, and whir! round went the spinning-wheel again, and when morning broke he had spun all the straw into glittering gold. “The ring from my finger,” answered the girl. The girl didn’t know what to do, and began to cry then the door opened as before, and the tiny little man appeared and said: “What’ll you give me if I spin the straw into gold for you?” He had the miller’s daughter put into another room full of straw, much bigger than the first, and bade her, if she valued her life, spin it all into gold before the following morning. Then he put on another, and whir, whir, whir, the wheel went round three times, and the second too was full and so it went on till the morning, when all the straw was spun away, and all the bobbins were full of gold.Īs soon as the sun rose the King came, and when he perceived the gold he was astonished and delighted, but his heart only lusted more than ever after the precious metal. The little man took the necklace, sat himself down at the wheel, and whir, whir, whir, the wheel went round three times, and the bobbin was full. “What will you give me if I spin it for you?” asked the manikin. “Oh!” answered the girl, “I have to spin straw into gold, and haven’t a notion how it’s done.” Suddenly the door opened, and in stepped a tiny little man and said: “Good-evening, Miss Miller-maid why are you crying so bitterly?”
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She hadn’t the least idea of how to spin straw into gold, and became at last so miserable that she began to cry. So the poor miller’s daughter sat down, and didn’t know what in the world she was to do. When the girl was brought to him he led her into a room full of straw, gave her a spinning-wheel and spindle, and said: “Now set to work and spin all night till early dawn, and if by that time you haven’t spun the straw into gold you shall die.” Then he closed the door behind him and left her alone inside. “If your daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to my palace to-morrow, and I’ll put her to the test.” “Now that’s a talent worth having,” said the King to the miller. Now it happened one day that he had an audience with the King, and in order to appear a person of some importance he told him that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold.
There was once upon a time a poor miller who had a very beautiful daughter. We would encourage parents to read beforehand if your child is sensitive to such themes. This is a vintage fairy tale, and may contain violence.
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