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When he came to the forest the little old grey man met him

likewise, and greeting him, said: 'Give me a piece of your cake

and a drink out of your bottle; I am so hungry and thirsty.'

Dummling answered: 'I have only cinder-cake and sour beer; if

that pleases you, we will sit down and eat.' So they sat down,

and when Dummling pulled out his cinder-cake, it was a fine sweet

cake, and the sour beer had become good wine. So they ate and

drank, and after that the little man said: 'Since you have a good

heart, and are willing to divide what you have, I will give you

good luck. There stands an old tree, cut it down, and you will

find something at the roots.' Then the little man took leave of

him.