But if you do as I tell you , I may be able to save us both . Lie down on the floor , and pretend to be dead , and be sure not to speak , whatever happens . Thus when the three brothers , each armed with a whip , entered the hut a few seconds later , they found a woman extended on the floor , and Toueno kneeling at her side , whistling loudly into her ears . ` What are you doing now , you rascal ? ' asked the eldest . ` What am I doing ? Oh , my poor friends , I am the most miserable creature in the world ! I have lost the best of mothers , and I do n't know what will become of me , ' and he hid his face in his hands and sobbed again . ` But what are you whistling like that for ? ' ` Well , it is the only chance . This whistle has been known to bring the dead back to life , and I hoped -- ' here he buried his face in his hands again , but peeping between his fingers he saw that the brother had opened their six eyes as wide as saucers . ` Look ! ' he suddenly exclaimed with a cry , ` Look ! I am sure I felt her body move ! And now her nostrils are twitching . Ah ! the whistle has not lost its power after all , ' and stooping down , Toueno whistled more loudly than before , so that the old woman 's feet and hands showed signs of life , and she soon was able to life her head . The farmers were so astonished at her restoration , that it was some time before they could speak . At length the eldest turned to the boy and said : ` Now listen to me . There is no manner of doubt that you are a young villain .
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