Who knows that he is n't in there still ? ' Little Klaus gave the farmer his sack with the dry skin , and got instead a good bushelful of money . The farmer also gave him a wheelbarrow to carry away his money and the chest . ` Farewell , ' said Little Klaus ; and away he went with his money and the big chest , wherein sat the sexton . On the other side of the wood was a large deep river . The water flowed so rapidly that you could scarcely swim against the stream . A great new bridge had been built over it , on the middle of which Little Klaus stopped , and said aloud so that the sexton might hear : ` Now , what am I to do with this stupid chest ? It is as heavy as if it were filled with stones ! I shall only be tired , dragging it along ; I will throw it into the river . If it swims home to me , well and good ; and if it does n't , it 's no matter . ' Then he took the chest with one hand and lifted it up a little , as if he were going to throw it into the water . ` No , do n't do that ! ' called out the sexton in the chest . ` Let me get out first ! ' ` Oh , oh ! ' said Little Klaus , pretending that he was afraid . ` He is still in there ! I must throw him quickly into the water to drown him ! ' ` Oh ! no , no ! '
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