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At once, he suspected that his cattle were bewitched, and that the old woman had cast a spell on them. In those days, it was very easy to think so. AT ONCE HE SUSPECTED THAT HIS CATTLE WERE BEWITCHED AND THAT THE OLD WOMAN HAD CAST A SPELL ON THEM IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS VERY EASY TO THINK SO
himneys, 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. 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. So she went to a farm, where they were plucking geese, and asked for a few handfuls of feathers. But the rich farmer's people refused and ordered her out of the farm yard. Shortly after this event, the cows of this farmer, who was opposed to chimneys, and did not like her or her son, suffered dreadfully from the disease called the black quarter. As they had no horse doctors or professors of animal economy, or veterinaries in those days, many of the cows died. The rich farmer lost much money, for he had now no milk or beef to sell. ADE 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 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 SO SHE WENT TO A FARM WHERE THEY WERE PLUCKING GEESE AND ASKED FOR A FEW HANDFULS OF FEATHERS BUT THE RICH FARMER'S PEOPLE REFUSED AND ORDERED HER OUT OF THE FARM YARD SHORTLY AFTER THIS EVENT THE COWS OF THIS FARMER WHO WAS OPPOSED TO CHIMNEYS AND DID NOT LIKE HER OR HER SON SUFFERED DREADFULLY FROM THE DISEASE CALLED THE BLACK QUARTER AS THEY HAD NO HORSE DOCTORS OR PROFESSORS OF ANIMAL ECONOMY OR VETERINARIES IN THOSE DAYS MANY OF THE COWS DIED THE RICH FARMER LOST MUCH MONEY FOR HE HAD NOW NO MILK OR BEEF TO SELL
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