"Go, little brother, it shall NOT be as she wishes."
Now when Ludwig reached home once more, in place of the stately house,
there stood their little old hut again. Marleen sat weeping in the
doorway, her fine silk dress was gone, her beautiful doll was nowhere
to be seen, all the lovely toys had vanished.
"Do not cry, dear sister," said Ludwig. "We are quite happy as we are.
Come, let us have supper, for I am very hungry." But alas, when they
went to the cupboard it was quite empty; and ever afterwards, when they
were hungry, Ludwig and Marleen were forced to seek for nuts and
berries in the forest. The great silvery moon still looked down upon
their little hut at night; but though Ludwig sought through the whole
forest, far and wide, he never saw his friend the fox again.