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Leaving her gold behind her, the old woman flew up the chimney, and disappeared over the housetops. The widow scooped up the gold, bought two cows, furnished her cottage with new chairs and fresh flowers, and put the rest of the coins away under one of the flag stones at the hearth. LEAVING HER GOLD BEHIND HER THE OLD WOMAN FLEW UP THE CHIMNEY AND DISAPPEARED OVER THE HOUSETOPS THE WIDOW SCOOPED OUT THE GOLD BOUGHT TWO COWS FURNISHED HER COTTAGE WITH NEW CHAIRS AND FRESH FLOWERS AND PUT THE REST OF THE COINS AWAY UNDER ONE OF THE FLAGSTONES AT THE HEARTH
regular work and daily tasks. In fact, she slept soundly that night. Next day, in came the lady in green as before, with her bag of money. Taking her seat at the round table, near the fire, she poured out the gold. Then jingling the coins in the pile, she said: "Now give up your boy, or guess my name, if you want me to help you." The young widow, feeling sure that she had the old fairy in a trap, thought she would have some fun first. "How many guesses am I allowed?" she asked. "All you want, and as many as you please," answered the green lady, smiling. The widow rattled off a string of names, English, Welsh and Biblical; but every time the fairy shook her head. Her eyes began to gleam, as if she felt certain of getting the boy. She even moved her chair around to the side nearest the cradle. "One more guess," cried the widow. "Can it be Silly Doot?" At this sound, the fairy turned red with rage. At the same moment, the door opened wide and a blast of wind made the hearth fire flare up. OULD SAVE HER BOY SHE SET CHEERILY ABOUT HER REGULAR WORK AND DAILY TASKS IN FACT SHE SLEPT SOUNDLY THAT NIGHT NEXT DAY IN CAME THE LADY IN GREEN AS BEFORE WITH HER BAG OF MONEY TAKING HER SEAT AT THE ROUND TABLE NEAR THE FIRE SHE POURED OUT THE GOLD THEN JINGLING THE COINS INTO THE PILE SHE SAID NOW GIVE UP YOUR BOY OR GUESS MY NAME IF YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU THE YOUNG WIDOW FEELING SURE THAT SHE HAD THE OLD FAIRY IN A TRAP THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE SOME FUN FIRST HOW MANY GUESSES AM I ALLOWED SHE ASKED ALL YOU WANT AND AS MANY AS YOU PLEASE ANSWERED THE GREEN LADY SMILING THE WIDOW RATTLED OFF A STRING OF NAMES ENGLISH WELSH AND BIBLICAL BUT EVERY TIME THE FAIRY SHOOK HER HEAD HER EYES BEGAN TO GLEAM AS IF SHE FELT CERTAIN OF GETTING THE BOY SHE EVEN MOVED HER CHAIR AROUND TO THE SIDE NEAREST THE CRADLE ONE MORE GUESS CRIED THE WIDOW CAN IT BE SILLY DUKE AT THIS SOUND THE FAIRY TURNED RED WITH RAGE AT THE SAME MOMENT THE DOOR OPENED WIDE AND A BLAST OF WIND MADE THE HEARTH FIRE FLARE UP
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