The Haunted Mill

There was a haunted mill, and, dear me, what was it like! A rope-dancer

came there with some monkeys. In the evening the Waternick came with

a basketful of fishes. He made a fire and fried the fishes. Meanwhile

the monkeys had been sitting behind the stove, but when the Nick

put the fishes in the pan and was tasting whether they were done,

the monkeys came from behind the stove, and one of them put its paw

into the pan. The man smacked him over the paw and said: "Get away,

pussy! You didn't catch them, so don't eat them." And the monkey

ran away.

After awhile comes another monkey and puts his paw in the pan. He

smacked him too and said the same. But the rope-dancer had a bear,

too, which was lying under the table all the time; and, when he heard

the Waternick speak, he came from under the table, ran straight to the

pan, and put his paw into it. The Waternick did the same to him as he

had done to the monkeys. But the bear couldn't stand that. He sprang

upon the poor Waternick and gave him a good beating. The Waternick

had to run off, leaving the fishes behind. He didn't haunt the mill

any more, and that's how they got rid of him.