Then they were all joyous, and of good cheer, and took the
whip and whipped so much gold for themselves that it ran all over the
ground. When the seven years had fully gone by, the Devil came with the
book, showed the signatures, and said, "I will take you with me to hell.
There you shall have a meal! If you can guess what kind of roast meat
you will have to eat, you shall be free and released from your bargain,
and may keep the whip as well." Then the first soldier began and said,
"In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that no doubt is the roast
meat." The Devil was angry, and began to mutter, "Hm! hm! hm!" And asked
the second, "But what will your spoon be?" "The rib of a whale, that
is to be our silver spoon." The Devil made a wry face, again growled,
"Hm! hm! hm!" and said to the third, "And do you also know what your
wine-glass is to be?" "An old horse's hoof is to be our wineglass." Then
the Devil flew away with a loud cry, and had no more power over them,
but the three kept the whip, whipped as much money for themselves with
it as they wanted, and lived happily to their end.
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