“Ah!” she said. “Yes, yes. Strange things have happened! Strange, wonderful things!”
And as she spoke she pointed to the ground, and they saw the dog lying there with its throat cut, all dead and stiff.
Ulenspiegel’s thoughts ran at once to the treasure. He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
“Where are the caroluses?” he cried.
“Yes! Yes! Strange things have been happening!” she answered.
At this Nele tried to protect her mother from the wrath of Ulenspiegel.
“Have mercy, have pity,” she cried. “O Ulenspiegel!”
Then he stopped beating the wretched woman, and at the same moment Soetkin appeared on the scene and wanted to know what was the matter.
Ulenspiegel showed her the dog with its throat cut and the empty hole. Soetkin turned pale, and cried out most sorrowfully: