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II . The Room Full of Straw The next morning the miller takes his daughter to the palace . The king is waiting for them . “ So this is the clever girl , ” says the king . “ Come with me . ” He takes her down a long hall . At the end of the hall there is a door . The king opens it . The room is full of straw . There is straw on the floor , and there is straw up to the windows . It is yellow and dry , and it smells like a field in summer . In the middle of the room there is a spinning wheel . A spinning wheel is a wooden wheel . People use it to make thread from wool . Next to the wheel there is a reel . The thread goes round and round the reel . “ Now , get to work , ” says the king . “ Spin all this straw into gold tonight . If it is not gold by early tomorrow morning , you must die . ” The girl opens her mouth , but she cannot say a word . The king goes out . He locks the door with a big key . Click ! Now the girl is alone in the room with the straw . She sits down at the spinning wheel . She takes some straw in her hands , and she looks at it for a long time . “ How do I do this ? ” she thinks . “ How can straw turn into gold ? ” She tries to spin the straw , and she turns the wheel . Round and round it goes . But the straw does not turn into gold . It stays straw . It breaks into little pieces and falls on the floor . She tries again , and again . It is always the same . Straw is only straw . Outside , the sun goes down . The room gets dark . There is only one small lamp . The poor girl thinks of her father . She thinks of the king and his cold eyes . She thinks of the morning . She is more and more afraid . At last she puts her face in her hands , and she begins to cry . III . The Little Man All at once , the door opens . The girl looks up . A little man comes into the room . He is very small , not much bigger than a child . He has a funny old face and small , bright eyes . “ Good evening , miller’s daughter , ” he says . “ Why are you crying like that ? ” The girl wipes her eyes . “ Oh , ” she says , “ I have to spin this straw into gold , and I don’t know how to do it . ” The little man looks at the straw . He looks at the wheel . Then he looks at the girl . “ What will you give me , ” he asks , “ if I do it for you ? ” The girl thinks . She has no money . But she is wearing a necklace . She touches it with her hand . “ My necklace , ” she says . “ Good , ” says the little man . “ Give it to me . ” She takes off the necklace and gives it to him . He puts it in his pocket . Then he sits down at the spinning wheel . He takes some straw , and he turns the wheel . Whirr , whirr , whirr ! Three turns , and the reel is full . And it is not full of straw . It is full of gold thread ! It shines in the light of the lamp .
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