His wife set out in the new steamer and sang to the sea-king . Next morning thirty cows stood on the shore , all finding food for themselves . ` Know ` st thou , good man , that we are far too cramped on this wretched rock , and where am I to find room for so many cows ? ' ` There is nothing to be done but to pump out the sea . ' ` Rubbish ! ' said his wife . ` Who can pump out the sea ? ' ` Try with thy new steamer , there is a pump in it . ' Maie knew well that her husband was only making fun of her , but still her mind was set upon the same subject . ' I never could pump the sea out , ' thought she , ` but perhaps I might fill it up , if I were to make a big dam . I might heap up sand and stones , and make our island as big again . ' Maie loaded her boat with stones and went out to sea . The fiddler was with her , and fiddled so finely that Ahti and Wellamos and all the sea 's daughters rose to the surface of the water to listen to the music . ` What is that shining so brightly in the waves ? ' asked Maie . ` That is sea foam glinting in the sunshine , ' answered the fiddler . ` Throw out the stones , ' said Maie . The people in the boat began to throw out the stones , splash , splash , right and left , into the foam . One stone hit the nose of Wellamos 's chief lady-in-waiting , another scratched the sea queen herself on the cheek , a third plumped close to Ahti 's head and tore off half of the sea-king 's beard ; then there was a commotion in the sea , the waves bubbled and bubbled like boiling water in a pot . ` Whence comes this gust of wind ? '
said Maie ; and XXXXX she spoke the sea opened and swallowed up the steamer .
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