"Yes, I did," answered Ellen.
"And did you stop there?"
"Yes, I did."
"And did you see anything of the big doll that beats you with flails?" He meant the gander and its wings.
"Oh, yes," said Ellen; "I saw that too."
"And is it still there?"
"No, they haven't that one, but they have another doll half as big again. It sits by the window, and if you'll go and look you'll see it there now."
"No, no," cried the dwarf. "If that's true we'll never go near the house again," and away he went, hopping over the rocks and disappearing in a big crack, and Ellen saw no more of him or his kind.