` This is better than firewood , ' said they ; ` it will bring us more money . And as you have found it , Hassebu , it is you who must go inside and dip out the honey and give to us , and we will take it to the town and sell it , and will divide the money with you . ' The following day each man brought every bowl and vessel he could find at home , and Hassebu filled them all with honey . And this he did every day for three months . At the end of that time the honey was very nearly finished , and there was only a little left , quite at the bottom , and that was very deep down , so deep that it seemed as if it must be right in the middle of the earth . Seeing this , the men said to Hassebu , ` We will put a rope under your arms , and let you down , so that you may scrape up all the honey that is left , and when you have done we will lower the rope again , and you shall make it fast , and we will draw you up . ' ` Very well , ' answered the boy , and he went down , and he scraped and scraped till there was not so much honey left as would cover the point of a needle . ` Now I am ready ! ' he cried ; but they consulted together and said , ` Let us leave him there inside the pit , and take his share of the money , and we will tell his mother , `` Your son was caught by a lion and carried off into the forest , and we tried to follow him , but could not . '' ' Then they arose and went into the town and told his mother as they had agreed , and she wept much and made her mourning for many months . And when the men were dividing the money , one said , ` Let us send a little to our friend 's mother , ' and they sent some to her ; and every day one took her rice , and one oil ; one took her meat , and one took her cloth , every day . It did not take long for Hassebu to find out that his companions had left him to die in the pit , but he had a brave heart , and hoped that he might be able to find a way out for himself . So he at once began to explore the pit and found it ran back a long way underground . And by night he slept , and by day he took a little of the honey he had gathered and ate it ; and so many days passed by . One morning , while he was sitting on a rock having his breakfast , a large scorpion dropped down at his feet , and he took a stone and killed it , fearing it would sting him . Then suddenly the thought darted into his head , ` This scorpion must have come from somewhere ! Perhaps there is a hole . I will go and look for it , ' and he felt all round the walls of the pit till he found a very little hole in the roof of the pit , with a tiny glimmer of light at the far end of it . Then his heart felt glad , and he took out his knife and dug and dug , till the little hole became a big one , and he could wriggle himself through . And when he had got outside , he saw a large open space in front of him , and a path leading out of it .
He went along the path , on and on , till he reached a large house , XXXXX a golden door standing open .
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