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The Lad and the Devil
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hung a pot
with water over the fire. When he had done this, he began to feel afraid that the cow might fall off the roof and break her legs or her neck, so he went up on the roof to tie her up. The one end of the rope he tied round the neck of the cow, and the other he let down the chim ney and tied round his leg when he came down, for the water was boil ing already, and he must put the oatmeal in and begin to make the por ridge. While he was stirring it, the cow fell off the roof and dragged the man up
