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She declared she was thrifty, but neither a miser, nor a kidnaper, nor a witch. One day, this old woman wanted more feathers to stuff into her bed, to make it softer and feel pleasanter for her old bones to rest upon, for what she slept on was nearly worn through. SHE DECLARED SHE WAS THRIFTY BUT NEITHER A MISER NOR A KIDNAPPER NOR A WITCH ONE DAY THIS OLD WOMAN WANTED MORE FEATHERS TO STUFF INTO HER BED TO MAKE IT SOFTER AND FEEL PLEASANTER FOR HER OLD BONES TO REST UPON FOR WHAT SHE SLEPT ON WAS NEARLY WORN THROUGH
et those who knew her best, knew also, as a subject of common talk, that she was always counting out her coins. Besides this, she lived in a nice house, and it was believed that she made a living by stealing babies out of their cradles to sell to the bad fairies. It was matter of rumor that she would, for an extra large sum, take a wicked fairy's ugly brat, and put it in place of a mother's darling. In addition to these horrid charges against her, it was rumored that she laid a spell, or charm, on the cattle of people whom she did not like, in order to take revenge on them. The old woman denied all this, and declared it was only silly gossip of envious people who wanted her money. She lived so comfortably, she averred, because her son, who was a stone mason, who made much money by building chimneys, which had then first come into fashion. When he brought to her the profits of his jobs, she counted the coins, and because of this, some people were jealous, and told bad stories about her. TO ATTRACT OR TEMPT ROBBERS YET THOSE WHO KNEW HER BEST KNEW ALSO AS A SUBJECT OF COMMON TALK THAT SHE WAS ALWAYS COUNTING OUT HER COINS BESIDES THIS SHE LIVED IN A NICE HOUSE AND IT WAS BELIEVED THAT SHE MADE A LIVING BY STEALING BABIES OUT OF THEIR CRADLES TO SELL TO THE BAD FAIRIES IT WAS MATTER OF RUMOUR THAT SHE WOULD FOR AN EXTRA LARGE SUM TAKE A WICKED FAIRY'S UGLY BRAT AND PUT IT IN PLACE OF A MOTHER'S DARLING IN ADDITION TO THESE HORRID CHARGES AGAINST HER IT WAS RUMORED THAT SHE LAID A SPELL OR CHARM ON THE CATTLE OF PEOPLE WHOM SHE DID NOT LIKE IN ORDER TO TAKE REVENGE ON THEM THE OLD WOMAN DENIED ALL THIS AND DECLARED IT WAS ONLY SILLY GOSSIP OF ENVIOUS PEOPLE WHO WANTED HER MONEY SHE LIVED SO COMFORTABLY SHE AVERED BECAUSE HER SON WHO WAS A STONE MASON WHO MADE MUCH MONEY BY BUILDING CHIMNEYS WHICH HAD THEN FIRST COME INTO FASHION WHEN HE BROUGHT TO HER THE PROFITS OF HIS JOBS SHE COUNTED THE COINS AND BECAUSE OF THIS SOME PEOPLE WERE JEALOUS AND TOLD BAD STORIES ABOUT HER
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