But Dullhead begged so hard to be allowed to go that at last his father said : ` Very well , then -- go . Perhaps when you have hurt yourself , you may learn to know better . ' His mother only gave him a very plain cake made with water and baked in the cinders , and a bottle of sour beer . When he got to the forest , he too met the little grey old man , who greeted him and said : ` Give me a piece of your cake and a draught from your bottle ; I am so hungry and thirsty . ' And Dullhead replied : ` I 've only got a cinder-cake and some sour beer , but if you care to have that , let us sit down and eat . ' So they sat down , and when Dullhead brought out his cake he found it had turned into a fine rich cake , and the sour beer into excellent wine . Then they ate and drank , and when they had finished the little man said : ` Now I will bring you luck , because you have a kind heart and are willing to share what you have with others . There stands an old tree ; cut it down , and amongst its roots you 'll find something . ' With that the little man took leave . Then Dullhead fell to at once to hew down the tree , and when it fell he found amongst its roots a goose , whose feathers were all of pure gold . He lifted it out , carried it off , and took it with him to an inn where he meant to spend the night . Now the landlord of the inn had three daughters , and when they saw the goose they were filled with curiosity as to what this wonderful bird could be , and each longed to have one of its golden feathers . The eldest thought to herself : ` No doubt I shall soon find a good opportunity to pluck out one of its feathers , ' and the first time Dullhead happened to leave the room she caught hold of the goose by its wing . But , lo and behold ! her fingers seemed to stick fast to the goose , and she could not take her hand away . Soon after the second daughter came in , and thought to pluck a golden feather for herself too ; but hardly had she touched her sister than she stuck fast as well . At last the third sister came with the same intentions , but the other two cried out : ` Keep off ! for Heaven 's sake , keep off ! ' The younger sister could not imagine why she was to keep off , and thought to herself : ` If they are both there , why should not I be there too ? ' So she sprang to them ; but no sooner had she touched one of them than she stuck fast to her .
So they all three had to spend the XXXXX with the goose .
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