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the poor man thanked the woodcutters, and walked on. very soon he saw a hut. he went inside, and there sat hiysi, the wood goblin himself.
why have you come here? asked hiysi.
i have brought you a gift, said the poor man. a cows hoof. and he held out the piece of meat to hiysi.
meat! cried hiysi in delight. quick, give it to me! i havent eaten meat for thirty years! hiysi grabbed the hoof and ate it.
now i shall give you a gift in return, said the wood goblin. here, take some silver, he said, pulling out a handful of silver coins.
no, i dont want any silver, said the poor man.
gold, then? offered hiysi, pulling out two handfuls of gold coins.
no. i dont want gold either, said the poor man.
how about some precious stones? asked hiysi. diamonds, rubies, sapphires?
no, thank you, i dont want any of those either, said the poor man.
well, what do you want then? asked hiysi.
i want your millstone, replied the poor man.
my millstone! exclaimed hiysi. no, you cant have that. but i can give you anything else you like.
thats very kind of you, said the poor man, but i only want your millstone.
hiysi did not know what to do. he had eaten the cows hoof, and could not let the poor man go without a gift in return.
oh well, he said at last. i suppose i must let you have my millstone. take it. but do you know how to use it?
no, said the poor man. tell me.
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