She threw the apple into the chest, and shut it. Then the little boy came in the door, and the Evil One made her say to him kindly, My son, do you want an apple? And she looked at him fiercely.

Mother, said the little boy, how angry you look. Yes, give me an apple.

then it seemed to her as if she had to persuade him. Come with me, she said, opening the lid of the chest. Take out an apple for yourself. And while the little boy was leaning over, the Evil One prompted her, and crash! she slammed down the lid, and his head flew off, falling among the red apples.

then fear overcame her, and she thought, Maybe I can get out of this. So she went upstairs to her room to her chest of drawers, and took a white scarf out of the top drawer, and set the head on the neck again, tying the scarf around it so that nothing could be seen. Then she set him on a chair in front of the door and put the apple in his hand.

After this Marlene came into the kitchen to her mother, who was standing by the fire with a pot of hot water before her which she was stirring around and around.

Mother, said Marlene, brother is sitting at the door, and he looks totally white and has an apple in his hand. I asked him to give me the apple, but he did not answer me, and I was very frightened.

Go back to him, said her mother, and if he will not answer you, then box his ears.

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