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Name it," she said cheerfully to her visitor. But only a moment more, and all her fears returned at the thought that the visitor might ask for her boy. The old lady spoke again and said: "I want to help you all I can, but what I came here for is to get the little boy in the cradle." NAME IT SHE SAID CHEERFULLY TO HER VISITOR BUT ONLY A MOMENT MORE AND ALL HER FEARS RETURNED AT THE THOUGHT THAT THE VISITOR MIGHT ASK FOR HER BOY THE OLD LADY SPOKE AGAIN AND SAID I WANT TO HELP YOU ALL I CAN BUT WHAT I CAME HERE FOR IS TO GET THE LITTLE BOY IN THE CRADLE
the loss of her husband, and how a red robber, in spite of the scythe blades set in the chimney, had come down and taken away both her money and her cow. Now, although she had sold all her butter and cream, she could neither pay her rent, nor have any buttermilk with her rye bread and flummery. "Dry your tears and take comfort," said the tall lady in the green peaked hat. "Here is money enough to pay your rent and buy another cow." With that, she sat down at the round table near the peat fire. Opening her bag, the shining gold coins slid out and formed a little heap on the table. "There, you can have all this, if you will give me all I want." At first, the widow's eyes opened wide, and then she glanced at the cradle, where her baby was sleeping. Then she wondered, though she said nothing. But the next moment, she was laughing at herself, and looking around at her poor cottage. She tried to guess what there was in it, that the old lady could possibly want. "You can have anything I have. OW TOLD HER TALE OF WOE THE STORY OF THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND AND HOW A RED ROBBER IN SPITE OF THE SCYTHE BLADES SET IN THE CHIMNEY HAD COME DOWN AND TAKEN AWAY BOTH HER MONEY AND HER COW NOW ALTHOUGH SHE HAD SOLD ALL HER BUTTER AND CREAM SHE COULD NEITHER PAY HER RENT NOR HAVE ANY BUTTER MILK WITH HER RYE BREAD AND FLUMMERY DRY YOUR TEARS AND TAKE COMFORT SAID THE TALL LADY IN THE GREEN PEAKED HAT HERE IS MONEY ENOUGH TO PAY YOUR RENT AND BUY ANOTHER COW WITH THAT SHE SAT DOWN AT THE ROUND TABLE NEAR THE PEAT FIRE OPENING HER BAG THE SHINING GOLD COIN SLID OUT AND FORMED A LITTLE HEAP ON THE TABLE THERE YOU CAN HAVE ALL THIS IF YOU WILL GIVE ME ALL I WANT AT FIRST THE WIDOW'S EYES OPENED WIDE AND THEN SHE GLANCED AT THE CRADLE WHERE HER BABY WAS SLEEPING THEN SHE WONDERED THOUGH SHE SAID NOTHING BUT THE NEXT MOMENT SHE WAS LAUGHING AT HERSELF AND LOOKING AROUND AT HER POOR COTTAGE SHE TRIED TO GUESS WHAT THERE WAS IN IT THAT THE OLD LADY COULD POSSIBLY WANT YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING I HAVE
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