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There was once a poor Miller who had a beautiful daughter, and one day, having to go to speak with the King, he said, in order to make himself seem important, that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold. 
The King was very fond of gold, and thought to himself, “That is an art which would make me very happy”; and so he said to the Miller, “If your daughter is so very clever, bring her to the castle in the morning, and I will check if she really is as useful as you say.”
As soon as she arrived the King led her into a chamber which was full of straw; and, giving her a wheel and a reel, he said, “Now set yourself to work, and if you have not spun this straw into gold by an early hour to-morrow, you must die.” With these words he shut the room door, and left the young girl alone.

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There she sat for a long time, thinking how to save her life; for she didn’t know how straw might be spun into gold; and her worry increased more and more, till at last she began to cry. All at once the door opened, and in stepped a little Man, who said, “Good evening, fair maiden; why do you weep so much?” “Ah,” she replied, “I must spin this straw into gold, and I am sure I do not know how.”

The little Man asked, “What will you give me if I spin it for you?”“My necklace,” said the maiden.
The Dwarf took it, placed himself in front of the wheel, and whirr, whirr, whirr, three times round, and the bobbin was full. Then he set up another, and whir, whir, whir, three times round again, and a second bobbin was full; and so he went all night long, until all the straw was spun, and the bobbins were full of gold.

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