At last , when it grew dark , she saw the little light , and came to the house in the wood . She asked prettily if she might stay there for the night , and the man with the white beard asked his beasts again : Pretty cock , Pretty hen , And you , pretty brindled cow , What do you say now ? ` Duks , ' they said . Then the maiden stepped up to the stove where the animals were lying , and stroked the cock and the hen , and scratched the brindled cow between its horns . And when at the bidding of the old man she had prepared a good supper , and the dishes were standing on the table , she said , ` Shall I have plenty while the good beasts have nothing ? There is food to spare outside ; I will attend to them first . ' Then she went out and fetched barley and strewed it before the cock and hen , and brought the cow an armful of sweet-smelling hay . ` Eat that , dear beasts , ' she said , ' and when you are thirsty you shall have a good drink . ' Then she fetched a bowl of water , and the cock and hen flew on to the edge , put their beaks in , and then held up their heads as birds do when they drink , and the brindled cow also drank her fill . When the beasts were satisfied , the maiden sat down beside the old man at the table and ate what was left for her . Soon the cock and hen began to tuck their heads under their wings , and the brindled cow blinked its eyes , so the maiden said , ` Shall we not go to rest now ? ' Pretty cock , Pretty hen , And you , pretty brindled cow , What do you say now ? The animals said , ` Duks : You have eaten with us , You have drunk with us , You have tended us right , So we wish you good night . ' The maiden therefore went upstairs , made the bed and put on clean sheets and fell asleep . She slept peacefully till midnight , when there was such a noise in the house that she awoke . Everything trembled and shook ; the animals sprang up and dashed themselves in terror against the wall ; the beams swayed as if they would be torn from their foundations , it seemed as if the stairs were tumbling down , and then the roof fell in with a crash . Then all became still , and as no harm came to the maiden she lay down again and fell asleep . But when she awoke again in broad daylight , what a sight met her eyes ! She was lying in a splendid room furnished with royal splendour ; the walls were covered with golden flowers on a green ground ; the bed was of ivory and the counterpane of velvet , and on a stool near by lay a pair of slippers studded with pearls . The maiden thought she must be dreaming , but in came three servants richly dressed , who asked what were her commands .
` Go , ' said the maiden , ' I will get up at once and cook the old man 's supper XXXXX him , and then I will feed the pretty cock and hen and the brindled cow . '
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