You know he told you so himself . ' V The following morning , as soon as she had put the house in order , the girl sat down to spin . Two hours after there arrived some soldiers , and when they saw her spinning they seized her , tied her arms and legs , and carried her to the bank of the river , which was swollen by the late rains . When they reached the bank they flung her in , and watched her sink , after which they left her . But Renelde rose to the surface , and though she could not swim she struggled to land . Directly she got home she sat down and began to spin . Again came the two soldiers to the cottage and seized the girl , carried her to the river bank , tied a stone to her neck and flung her into the water . The moment their backs were turned the stone untied itself . Renelde waded the ford , returned to the hut , and sat down to spin . This time the Count resolved to go to Locquignol himself ; but , as he was very weak and unable to walk , he had himself borne in a litter . And still the spinner spun . When he saw her he fired a shot at her , as he would have fired at a wild beast . The bullet rebounded without harming the spinner , who still spun on . Burchard fell into such a violent rage that it nearly killed him . He broke the wheel into a thousand pieces , and then fell fainting on the ground . He was carried back to the castle , unconscious . The next day the wheel was mended , and the spinner sat down to spin . Feeling that while she was spinning he was dying , the Count ordered that her hands should be tied , and that they should not lose sight of her for one instant . But the guards fell asleep , the bonds loosed themselves , and the spinner spun on . Burchard had every nettle rooted up for three leagues round .
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