Then you will see three doors , which you can open -- the keys are in the locks . If you go into the first room , you will see a great chest in the middle of the floor with a dog sitting upon it ; he has eyes as large as saucers , but you need n't trouble about him . I will give you my blue-check apron , which you must spread out on the floor , and then go back quickly and fetch the dog and set him upon it ; open the chest and take as much money as you like . It is copper there . If you would rather have silver , you must go into the next room , where there is a dog with eyes as large as mill-wheels . But do n't take any notice of him ; just set him upon my apron , and help yourself to the money . If you prefer gold , you can get that too , if you go into the third room , and as much as you like to carry . But the dog that guards the chest there has eyes as large as the Round Tower at Copenhagen ! He is a savage dog , I can tell you ; but you need n't be afraid of him either . Only , put him on my apron and he wo n't touch you , and you can take out of the chest as much gold as you like ! ' ` Come , this is not bad ! ' said the Soldier . ` But what am I to give you , old Witch ; for surely you are not going to do this for nothing ? ' ` Yes , I am ! ' replied the Witch . ` Not a single farthing will I take ! For me you shall bring nothing but an old tinder-box which my grandmother forgot last time she was down there . ' ` Well , tie the rope round my waist ! ` said the Soldier . ` Here it is , ' said the Witch , ` and here is my blue-check apron . '
Then the Soldier climbed up the tree , let himself down through the hole , and found himself standing , XXXXX the Witch had said , underground in the large hall , where the three hundred lamps were burning .
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