You can light the fire with this basket . When you have done that I will show you something I have in my bag , ' and , as he spoke , he tried to imitate the smile that the Holy Man had given HIM . These directions made the innkeeper 's wife very uneasy . However , she said nothing , and began to roast the cock , while her husband did his best to make the man sleepy with wine , but all in vain . After dinner , which he did not eat without grumbling , for the cock was very tough , the man struck his hand on the table , and said : ` Now listen to me . Go and fetch my cock and my basket , at once . Do you hear ? ' ` Your cock , and your basket , Father Grumbler ? But you have just -- ' ` MY cock and MY basket ! ' interrupted he . ` And , if you are too deaf and too stupid to understand what that means , I have got something which may help to teach you . ' And opening the bag , he cried : ` Flack , flick , switch , be quick . ' And flack ! flick ! like lightening a white switch sprang out of the bag , and gave such hearty blows to the innkeeper and his wife , and to Father Grumbler into the bargain , that they all jumped as high as feathers when a mattress is shaken . ` Stop ! stop ! make it stop , and you shall have back your cock and basket , ' cried the man and his wife . And Father Grumbler , who had no wish to go on , called out between his hops : ` Stop then , ca n't you ? That is enough for to-day ! '
But the switch paid no attention , and dealt out its blows as before , and MIGHT have been dealing them to this day , if the Holy Man had not heard their cries and come XXXXX the rescue .
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