Then the youth said : `` Now , my little cousin , what would have happened if I had n't warmed you ? '' But the dead man rose up and cried out : `` Now I will strangle you . '' `` What ! '' said he , `` is that all the thanks I get ? You should be put straight back into your coffin , '' lifted him up , threw him in , and closed the lid . Then the six men came and carried him out again . `` I simply ca n't shudder , '' he said , `` and it 's clear I sha 'n' t learn it in a lifetime here . '' Then a man entered , of more than ordinary size and of a very fearful appearance ; but he was old and had a white beard . `` Oh ! you miserable creature , now you will soon know what it is to shudder , '' he cried , `` for you must die . '' `` Not so quickly , '' answered the youth . `` If I am to die , you must catch me first . '' `` I shall soon lay hold of you , '' spoke the monster . `` Gently , gently , do n't boast too much , I 'm as strong as you , and stronger too . '' `` We 'll soon see , '' said the old man ; `` if you are stronger than I then I 'll let you off ; come , let 's have a try . '' Then he led him through some dark passages to a forge , and grasping an axe he drove one of the anvils with a blow into the earth . `` I can do better than that , '' cried the youth , and went to the other anvil . The old man drew near him in order to watch closely , and his white beard hung right down . The youth seized the axe , cleft the anvil open , and jammed in the old man 's beard . `` Now I have you , '' said the youth ; `` this time it 's your turn to die . ''
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