` He deserves nothing better , ' answered the beggar , ` for it was an ill deed . Still that box is too small for him , for he is a big man . ' ` You are wrong , ' said the dragon . ` The box is large enough even for me . ' ` Well , the rogue is nearly as tall as you , ' replied the beggar , ` and , of course , if you can get in , he can . But I am sure you would find it a tight fit . ' ` No , there is plenty of room , ' said the dragon , tucking himself carefully inside . But no sooner was he well in , than the young man clapped on the lid and called out , ` Now press hard , just to see if he will be able to get out . ' The dragon pressed as hard as he could , but the lid never moved . ` It is all right , ' he cried ; ` now you can open it . ' But instead of opening it , the young man drove in long nails to make it tighter still ; then he took the box on his back and brought it to the king . And when the king heard that the dragon was inside , he was so excited that he would not wait one moment , but broke the lock and lifted the lid just a little way to make sure he was really there . He was very careful not to leave enough space for the dragon to jump out , but unluckily there was just room for his great mouth , and with one snap the king vanished down his wide red jaws . Then the young man married the king 's daughter and ruled over the land , but what he did with the dragon nobody knows . The Goblin and the Grocer Translated from the German of Hans Andersen . There was once a hard-working student who lived in an attic , and he had nothing in the world of his own . There was also a hard-working grocer who lived on the first floor , and he had the whole house for his own . The Goblin belonged to him , for every Christmas Eve there was waiting for him at the grocer 's a dish of jam with a large lump of butter in the middle . The grocer could afford this , so the Goblin stayed in the grocer 's shop ; and this teaches us a good deal . One evening the student came in by the back door to buy a candle and some cheese ; he had no one to send , so he came himself .
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