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say to thy stepmother that thou
wouldest like to wear one of the
old raiments which are to be
found in the large chest stored
away, as it is thy desire to save for
high occasions the one thou
wearest now. Thy stepmother,who
loveth above all things to see thee
in rags, will at once consent, and
will go and open the chest, and
will say to thee: "Hold up the lid,"
and thou wilt hold it : and when
she searcheth therein, thou wilt let
it fall, and thus her neck will be
broken. And after this thou
knowest thy sire will do anything,
even to false coinage, to please
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