And Ball-Carrier stepped down oft the platform , and brought his club and bow and arrows out of the hut , and set out , for the other side of the world , behind the old woman . When they reached the hut where Ball-Carrier had fasted so many years ago , the old woman spoke for the first time since they had started on their way . ` My grandson , did you ever manage to get that gold from the Bad One ? ' ` Yes , grandmother , I got it . ' ` Where is it ? ' she asked . ` Here , in my left arm-pit , ' answered he . So she picked up a knife and scraped away all the gold which had stuck to his skin , and which had been sticking there ever since he first stole it . After she had finished she asked again : ` My grandson , did you manage to get that bridge from the Bad One ? ' ` Yes , grandmother , I got that too , ' answered he . ` Where is it ? ' she asked , and Ball-Carrier lifted his right arm , and pointed to his arm-pit . ` Here is the bridge , grandmother , ' said he . Then the witch did something that nobody in the world could have guessed that she would do . First , she took the gold and said to Ball-carrier : ` My grandson , this gold must be hidden in the earth , for if people think they can get it when they choose , they will become lazy and stupid . But if we take it and bury it in different parts of the world they will have to work for it if they want it , and then will only find a little at a time . ' And as she spoke , she pulled up one of the poles of the hut , and Ball-Carrier saw that underneath was a deep , deep hole , which seemed to have no bottom . Down this hole she poured all the gold , and when it was out of sight it ran about all over the world , where people that dig hard sometimes find it . And after that was done she put the pole back again . Next she lifted down a spade from a high shelf , where it had grown quite rusty , and dug a very small hole on the opposite side of the hut -- very small , but very deep .
` Give me the bridge , ' said she , ` XXXXX I am going to bury it here .
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