“Awake! Awake, you sleepers! The werwolf is caught.”
“Praise be to God,” said Ulenspiegel.
Now the first to arrive on the scene of the capture were Toria the mother of Betkin, and Lansaen her husband, and her two brothers Josse and Michael. And they brought lanterns with them.
“You have caught him?” they asked.
“Look on the path,” answered Ulenspiegel.
“Praise be to God,” they exclaimed, crossing themselves.
“Who is it that is calling out the news in the village?” asked Ulenspiegel.
“It is my eldest boy,” Lansaen answered. “The youngster is running through the village knocking on all the doors and crying out that the wolf is caught. Praise be to thee!”
“The ashes beat upon my heart,” answered Ulenspiegel.
Suddenly the werwolf began to speak: