They went up above the cave , and found a window in it , through which they looked , and saw four trolls lying asleep beside the fire , over which a large porridge-pot was hanging . ` Now you must empty all the salt into the porridge-pot , ' said Snati . Ring did so , and soon the trolls wakened up . The old hag , who was the most frightful of them all , went first to taste the porridge . ` How comes this ? ' she said ; ` the porridge is salt ! I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms , and now it is salt ! ' All the others then came to taste the porridge , and thought it nice , but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer , and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by . ' I wo n't go , ' said she , ` unless you lend me your bright gold piece . ' ` Though I should die you sha n't have that , ' said the hag . ` Die , then , ' said the girl . ` Well , then , take it , you brat , ' said the old hag , ` and be off with you , and make haste with the water . ' The girl took the gold and ran out with it , and it was so bright that it shone all over the plain . As soon as she came to the river she lay down to take a drink of the water , but meanwhile the two of them had got down off the roof and thrust her , head first , into the river . The old hag began now to long for the water , and said that the girl would be running about with the gold piece all over the plain , so she asked her son to go and get her a drop of water . ' I wo n't go , ' said he , ` unless I get the gold cloak . ' ` Though I should die you sha n't have that , ' said the hag . ` Die , then , ' said the son . ` Well , then , take it , ' said the old hag , ` and be off with you , but you must make haste with the water . ' He put on the cloak , and when he came outside it shone so bright that he could see to go with it .
On reaching the river he went to take a drink like his sister , but at that moment Ring and Snati sprang upon him , took the cloak from him , and threw him XXXXX the river .
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