The Silver Hands by Katie Jones
Cautionary Tales
The Girl without Hands, German fairy tale
...When the miller returned, his wife asked, ‘Miller, from whence comes this sudden wealth into our house?’ He answered, ‘I met a stranger in the forest who promised me great treasure. I, in return, have promised him what stands behind the mill – we can happily give him our apple-tree for it.’
‘He must be the devil!’ said the terrified wife, ‘he did not mean the apple-tree, but our daughter, who was sweeping behind the mill’.
