"thou hast had the best of it for once," said the devil, "but the next time that won’t do. what grows above ground shall be thine, and what is under it, mine." "i am willing," replied the peasant; but when the time came to sow, he did not again sow turnips, but wheat. the grain became ripe, and the peasant went into the field and cut the full stalks down to the ground. when the devil came, he found nothing but the stubble, and went away in a fury down into a cleft in the rocks. "that is the way to cheat the devil," said the peasant, and went and fetched away the treasure.