So he went home, dug the earth in the corner pointed out to him, and there found the promised treasure.
At the end of the year he went, according to agreement, to the forest. The voice cried,
"So you have come!"
"Yes, master."
"And how have you fared?"
"Well, master; my family have good food and clothing, and we have reason to thank you every day."
"You are well off, then, now; but tell me is there anything else you long for?"
"Ah, yes, master, I should like to be made Mayor."
"All right; in forty days you shall be named Mayor."
"Oh, a thousand thanks, my dear protector."