Hetiedthemallthreewitharope，anddrovethemawaytillhecametoamill。Heknockedatthewindow，andthemillerputhisheadoutandaskedwhathewanted。
’Ihavethreetiresomeanimals，’heanswered，’whichIdon’twanttokeepanylonger。Ifyouwilltakethem，givethemfoodandstabling，anddoasItellyouwiththem，Iwillpayyouasmuchasyouwant。’
Themillerreplied，’Whynot？WhatshallIdowiththem？’
ThentheHuntersaidthattotheolddonkey，whichwasthewitch，threebeatingsandonemeal；totheyoungerone，whichwastheservant，onebeatingandthreemeals；andtotheyoungestone，whichwasthemaiden，nobeatingandthreemeals；forhecouldnotfinditinhishearttoletthemaidenbebeaten。
Thenhewentbackintothecastle，andhefoundthereallthathewanted。Afteracoupleofdaysthemillercameandsaidthathemusttellhimthattheolddonkeywhichwastohavethreebeatingsandonlyonemealhaddied。’Thetwoothers，’headded，’arecertainlynotdead，andgettheirthreemealseveryday，buttheyaresosadthattheycannotlastmuchlonger。’