And Seven! 七AndSeven!Awomanhadadaughterwhowasbigandfatandsogluttonousthatwhenhermotherbroughtthesouptothetableshewouldeatonebowl,thenasecond,thenathird,andkeeponcallingformoreHermotherfilledherbowl,saying,"Thatmakesthree!Andfour!Andfive!"Whenthedaughteraskedforaseventhbowlofsoup,hermother,insteadoffillingthebowl,whackedheroverthehead,shouting,"Andseven!"Awell-dressedyoungmanwaspassingbyjustthenandsawthemotherthroughthewindowhittingthegirlandcrying,"Andseven!"Asthebigfatyoungladycapturedhisfancyimmediately,hewentinandasked,"Sevenofwhat?"Ashamedofherdaughter'sgluttony,themotherreplied,"Sevenspindlesofhemp!Ihaveadaughtersocrazyaboutworkthatshe'devenspinthewoolonthesheep'sback!hatshe'salreadyspunsevenspindlesofhempthismorningandstillwantstospin?Tomakeherstop,Ihavetobeather""Ifshe'sthathard-working,givehertome,"saidtheyoungman"I'lltryherouttoseeifyou'retellingthetruthandthenI'llmarryher"Hetookhertohishouseandshutherupinaroomfullofhempwaitingtobespun"I'maseacaptain,andI'mleavingonavoyage,"hesaid"Ifyou'vespunallthishempbythetimeIreturn,I'llmarryyou"Theroomalsocontainedexquisiteclothesandjewels,forthecaptainhappenedtobeveryrich"emywife,"heexplained,"thesethingswillallbeyours"ThenheleftherThegirlspentherdaystryingondressesandjewelsandadmiringherselfinthemirrorShealsodevotedmuchtimetoplanningmeals,whichthehouseholdservantspreparedforherNoneofthehempwasspunyet,andinonemoredaythecaptainwou
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