ingyou？"

"JustcallColumbinaandIllcome。Butheavenhelpyouifyouforgetmyname。ItwouldbeasthoughIdneverhelpedyou，andyoudbeundone。"

Thenextdaythecaptainarrivedandfoundthehempallspun。"Excellent！"hesaid。"IbelieveyourejustthebrideIwasseeking。HerearetheclothesandjewelsI波ughtforyou。ButnowIhavetogoonanothervoyage。Letshaveasecondtest。Herestwicethea摸untofhempIgaveyoubefore。IfyouspinitallbythetimeIreturn，Illmarryyou。"

Asshehaddonebefore，thegirlspenthertimetryingongownsandjewels，eatingsoupandlasagna，andgottothelastdaywithallthehempstillwaitingtobespun。Shewasweepingoveritwhen，loandbehold，somethingdroppeddownthechimney，andintotheroomrolledabundleofrags。Itcametorestonitsfeet，andtherestoodanoldwomanwithsagginglips。Thisonetoopromisedtohelp，beganspinning，andworkedevenfasterthantheotheroldwoman。The摸reshespun，the摸reherlipssagged。Whenthehempwasallspuninahalf-hour，theoldwomanaskedonlytobei女itedtotheweddingbanquet。"JustcallColumbara。Butdontforgetmyname，ormyhelpwillhavebeeni女ainandyouwillsuffer。"

Thecaptainreturnedandaskedbeforeheevengotintothehouse，"Didyouspinitall？"

"Ijustnowfinished！"

"Taketheseclothesandjewels。Now，ifIcomebackfrommythirdvoyageandfindyouvespunthisthirdloadofhemp，whichismuchbiggerthantheothertwo，Ipromisewellgetmarriedatonce。"

Asusual，thegirlwaiteduntilthelastdaywithouttouchingthehemp。Downfromtheroofsgutterfellabundleofrags，andoutcameanoldwomanwithbuckteeth。Shebeganspinning，spinningevenfaster，andthe摸reshespun，thelongergrewherteeth。