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for a time. He was now exhausted, and, perspiring profusely, he sat down
alone in the woods to rest. He soon after resumed his work, cutting down
one more tree; but the effort gave him a pain in his back, and he was
obliged to rest again. Seeing this, the small devil was full of joy.
"
Well," he thought, "now he is exhausted and will stop work, and I will
rest also." He then seated himself on some branches and rejoiced.
Ivan again arose, however, and, taking his axe, gave the tree a terrific
blow from the opposite side, which felled it instantly to the ground,
carrying the little devil with it; and Ivan, proceeding to cut the
branches, found the devil alive. Very much astonished, Ivan exclaimed:
"
"
"
Look you! Such nastiness! Are you again here?"
I am another one," replied the devil. "I was with your brother Tarras."
Well," said Ivan, "that makes no difference; I will fix you." And he
was about to strike him a blow with the axe when the devil pleaded:
"
Do not kill me, and whatever you wish you shall have."
Ivan asked, "What can you do?"
"I can make for you all the money you wish."
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