But why does not my lazy girl bring the wood I sent her for , it will soon be too dark for her to find her way ? I suppose I must go and search for her . What a trouble girls are ! ' And she went to the door to watch if there were any signs of her daughter . But nothing could be seen of her , and heavy rain was falling . ` It is no night for my cloak , ' she muttered ; ` it would be covered with mud by the time I got back . ' So she took it off her shoulders and hung it carefully up in a cupboard in the room . After that she put on her clogs and started to seek her daughter . Directly the last sound of the clogs had ceased , Pinkel jumped up and took down the cloak , and rowed off as fast as he could . He had not gone far when a puff of wind unfolded the cloak , and its brightness shed gleams across the water . The witch , who was just entering the forest , turned round at that moment and saw the golden rays . She forgot all about her daughter , and ran down to the shore , screaming with rage at being outwitted a third time . ` Is that you , Pinkel ? ' cried she . ` Yes , dear mother , it is I. ' ` Have you taken my gold cloak ? ' ` Yes , dear mother , I have . ' ` Are you not a great knave ? ' ` Yes , truly dear mother , I am . ' And so indeed he was ! But , all the same , he carried the cloak to the king 's palace , and in return he received the hand of the king 's daughter in marriage .
People said that it was the bride who ought to have worn the cloak at her wedding feast ; but the king was so pleased with it that he would not part from it ; and to the end XXXXX his life was never seen without it .
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