Thumblingreflectedawhile，andatlengthhesaid，yes，andwentwiththemtothetreasure-chamber。Thenhelookedatthedoorsaboveandbelow，toseeiftherewasanycrackinthem。Itwasnotlongbeforeheespiedonewhichwasbroadenoughtolethimin。Hewasthereforeabouttogetinatonce，butoneofthetwosentrieswhostoodbeforethedoor，observedhim，andsaidtotheother，whatanuglyspideriscreepingthere，I
willkillit。Letthepoorcreaturealone，saidtheother，ithasdoneyounoharm。Thenthumblinggotsafelythroughthecreviceintothetreasure-chamber，openedthewindowbeneathwhichtherobberswerestanding，andthrewouttothemonetalerafteranother。Whenthelittletailorwasinthefullswingofhiswork，heheardthekingcomingtoinspecthistreasure-chamber，andcrepthastilyintoahiding-place。Thekingnoticedthatseveralsolidtalersweremissing，butcouldnotconceivewhocouldhavestolenthem，forlocksandboltswereingoodcondition，andallseemedwellguarded。Thenhewentawayagain，andsaidtothesentries，beonthewatch，someoneisafterthemoney。Whenthereforethumblingrecommencedhislabors，theyheardthemoneymoving，andasoundofklink，klink，klink。Theyranswiftlyintoseizethethief，butthelittletailor，whoheardthemcoming，wasstillswifter，andleaptintoacornerandcoveredhimselfwithataler，sothatnothingcouldbeseenofhim，andatthesametimehemockedthesentriesandcried，hereamI。
Thesentriesranthither，butastheygotthere，hehadalreadyhoppedintoanothercornerunderataler，andwascrying，ho，ho，hereamI。Andthushemadefoolsofthem，anddrovethemsolongroundaboutthetreasure-chamberthattheywerewearyandwentaway。Thenbydegreeshethrewallthetalersout，dispatchingthelastwithallhismight，thenhoppednimblyuponit，andflewdownwithitthroughthewindow。Therobberspaidhimgreatcompliments。Youareavalianthero，saidthey，willyoubeourcaptain。
Thumbling，however，declined，andsaidhewantedtoseetheworldfirst。Theynowdividedthebooty，butthelittletailoronlyaskedforakreuzerbecausehecouldnotcarrymore。
Thenheoncemorebuckledonhissword，badetherobbersgoodbye，andtooktotheroad。First，hewenttoworkwithsomemasters，buthehadnolikingforthat，andatlasthehiredhimselfasmanservantinaninn。Themaids，however，couldnotendurehim，forhesawalltheydidsecretly，withouttheirseeinghim，andhetoldtheiremployerswhattheyhadtakenofftheplates，andcarriedawayoutofthecellar，forthemselves。