Is n't that true ? ' he asked , treading on the sack so that it squeaked . ` Do you hear ? He says '' Yes ; '' but that the Devil looks so ugly that we should not like to see him . ' ` Oh ! I 'm not at all afraid . What does he look like ? ' ` He will show himself in the shape of a sexton ! ' ' I say ! ' said the farmer , ` he must be ugly ! You must know that I ca n't bear to look at a sexton ! But it does n't matter . I know that it is the Devil , and I sha 'n' t mind ! I feel up to it now . But he must not come too near me ! ' ' I must ask my wizard , ' said Little Klaus , treading on the sack and putting his ear to it . ` What does he say ? ' ` He says you can open the chest in the corner there , and you will see the Devil squatting inside it ; but you must hold the lid so that he shall not escape . ' ` Will you help me to hold him ? ' begged the farmer , going towards the chest where his wife had hidden the real sexton , who was sitting inside in a terrible fright .
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