"What do you want, young children? Where are you going to at this
time of night?"
"We ask and beg of you to give us shelter for to-night; we will be
satisfied with a corner of the floor, poor wretches as we are."
"I have my husband, the Basa-Jaun, and if he catches you he will eat
you; that's certain."
"And if he catches us outside he will eat us all the same."
Then she let these three brothers come in, and she hides the three in
three different corners. Afterwards, at nine o'clock, the Basa-Jaun
comes. He made a great noise and blustering, and then the Basa-Andre
goes out, and says to him:
"There is nobody here."
"Yes, you have somebody; bring them out, or else I will eat you
myself."
And she goes and brings out the eldest brother, trembling with
fright. The Basa-Jaun says to him,
"Will you be my servant?"