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Time was passing by and….. Cock – a doodle – doo ! crowed the third cock. - ― Wow , it‘s almost dawn and we have to go ― said the goblins. ― We haven‘t eaten anything all night long and we‘re starving!! ― - ― It‘s all right , you can take my flour to make bread to eat ―, Maro told them who took pity on them as she was kind-hearted. The goblins looked at her with their big , wicked eyes and said: - ― You can take our bag , then.‖ They gave her their bag and quickly crept into their holes as it had already dawned. Maro took the bag , rode her mule and took the way back home. When she got home , she dismounted from her mule , took the dowry and the bag the goblins had given her and and entered the house. Her mother looked at her and was completely astonished ! She was very jealous when she saw her dowry. Maro opened the bag and saw that it was full of golden coins. Her stepmother was very jealous this time….. On the next day , in the evening , she decided to send her own daughter to the mill so that the goblins would give her dresses ,