Next morning the sheriff came traveling by there . He was greatly astonished when he saw the gold hut shining and glittering there in the copse , and he was still more astonished when he went in and caught sight of the beautiful young maiden who was sitting there ; he fell in love with her at once , and straightway on the spot he begged her , both prettily and kindly , to marry him . `` Well , but have you a great deal of money ? '' said the Master-maid . `` Oh ! yes ; so far as that is concerned , I am not ill off , '' said the sheriff . So now he had to go home to get the money , and in the evening he came back , bringing with him a bag with two bushels in it , which he set down on the bench . Well , as he had such a fine lot of money , the Master-maid said she would have him , so they sat down to talk . But scarcely had they sat down together before the Master-maid wanted to jump up again . `` I have forgotten to see to the fire , '' she said . `` Why should you jump up to do that ? '' said the sheriff ; `` I will do that ! '' So he jumped up , and went to the chimney in one bound . `` Just tell me when you have got hold of the shovel , '' said the Master-maid . `` Well , I have hold of it now , '' said the sheriff . `` Then you may hold the shovel , and the shovel you , and pour red-hot coals over you , till day dawns , '' said the Master-maid . So the sheriff had to stand there the whole night and pour red-hot coals over himself , and , no matter how much he cried and begged and entreated , the red-hot coals did not grow the colder for that . When the day began to dawn , and he had power to throw down the shovel , he did not stay long where he was , but ran away as fast as he possibly could ; and everyone who met him stared and looked after him , for he was flying as if he were mad , and he could not have looked worse if he had been both flayed and tanned , and everyone wondered where he had been , but for very shame he would tell nothing . The next day the attorney came riding by the place where the Master-maid dwelt . He saw how brightly the hut shone and gleamed through the wood , and he too went into it to see who lived there , and when he entered and saw the beautiful young maiden he fell even more in love with her than the sheriff had done , and began to woo her at once .
So the Master-maid asked him , as she had asked the sheriff , if he had a great deal XXXXX money , and the attorney said he was not ill off for that , and would at once go home to get it ; and at night he came with a great big sack of money -- this time it was a four-bushel sack -- and set it on the bench by the Master-maid .
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