The little man took the necklace , sat himself down at the wheel , and whir , whir , whir , the wheel went round three times , and the bobbin was full . Then he put on another , and whir , whir , whir , the wheel went round three times , and the second too was full ; and so it went on till the morning , when all the straw was spun away , and all the bobbins were full of gold . As soon as the sun rose the King came , and when he perceived the gold he was astonished and delighted , but his heart only lusted more than ever after the precious metal . He had the miller 's daughter put into another room full of straw , much bigger than the first , and bade her , if she valued her life , spin it all into gold before the following morning . The girl did n't know what to do , and began to cry ; then the door opened as before , and the tiny little man appeared and said : `` What 'll you give me if I spin the straw into gold for you ? '' `` The ring from my finger , '' answered the girl . The manikin took the ring , and whir ! round went the spinning-wheel again , and when morning broke he had spun all the straw into glittering gold . The King was pleased beyond measure at the sights but his greed for gold was still not satisfied , and he had the miller 's daughter brought into a yet bigger room full of straw , and said : `` You must spin all this away in the night ; but if you succeed this time you shall become my wife . '' `` She 's only a miller 's daughter , it 's true , '' he thought ; `` but I could n't find a richer wife if I were to search the whole world over . '' When the girl was alone the little man appeared for the third time , and said : `` What 'll you give me if I spin the straw for you once again ? '' `` I 've nothing more to give , '' answered the girl . `` Then promise me when you are Queen to give me your first child . '' `` Who knows what may not happen before that ? '' thought the miller 's daughter ; and besides , she saw no other way out of it , so she promised the manikin what he demanded , and he set to work once more and spun the straw into gold . When the King came in the morning , and found everything as he had desired , he straightway made her his wife , and the miller 's daughter became a queen . When a year had passed a beautiful son was born to her , and she thought no more of the little man , till all of a sudden one day he stepped into her room and said : `` Now give me what you promised . '' The Queen was in a great state , and offered the little man all the riches in her kingdom if he would only leave her the child . But the manikin said : `` No , a living creature is dearer to me than all the treasures in the world . '' Then the Queen began to cry and sob so bitterly that the little man was sorry for her , and said : `` I 'll give you three days to guess my name , and if you find it out in that time you may keep your child . ''
Then the Queen pondered the whole XXXXX over all the names she had ever heard , and sent a messenger to scour the land , and to pick up far and near any names he could come across .
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