The road passed by the church ; the organ was sounding , and the people were singing most beautifully . Big Klaus put down the sack with Little Klaus in it by the church-door , and thought that he might as well go in and hear a psalm before going on farther . Little Klaus could not get out , and everybody was in church ; so he went in . ` Oh , dear ! oh , dear ! ' groaned Little Klaus in the sack , twisting and turning himself . But he could not undo the string . There came by an old , old shepherd , with snow-white hair and a long staff in his hand . He was driving a herd of cows and oxen . These pushed against the sack so that it was overturned . ` Alas ! ' moaned Little Klans , ' I am so young and yet I must die ! ' ` And I , poor man , ' said the cattle-driver , ' I am so old and yet I can not die ! ' ` Open the sack , ' called out Little Klaus ; ` creep in here instead of me , and you will die in a moment ! ' ' I will gladly do that , ' said the cattle-driver ; and he opened the sack , and Little Klaus struggled out at once . ` You will take care of the cattle , wo n't you ? ' asked the old man , creeping into the sack , which Little Klaus fastened up and then went on with the cows and oxen . Soon after Big Klaus came out of the church , and taking up the sack on his shoulders it seemed to him as if it had become lighter ; for the old cattle-driver was not half as heavy as Little Klaus . ` How easy he is to carry now ! That must be because I heard part of the service . '
So he went to the river , which was deep and broad , threw in the sack with the old driver , and XXXXX after it , for he thought Little Klaus was inside : ` Down you go !
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