It was full of copper coins. He crammed as
many as he could into his pocket, shut the lid, placed the dog again
on the box, and passed on to the second door.
He unlocked it. Yes! there sat another dog on another box, with great
eyes, as big as mill-wheels.
"If you stare at me so hard, you will hurt your eyes," said the
soldier, and thought what a joke he had made. Then he seized the dog,
placed it on the witch's apron, and raised the lid of the second box.
Silver, every coin was silver! The soldier threw away all his copper
coins in a great hurry. He must have silver. He stuffed his pockets
and his knapsack with the silver coins, and clapped his hands. He was
rich now.
On he went to the third room. He unlocked it. There indeed was another
box and another dog, and oh, horrible! the soldier almost shut his
eyes. The dog had eyes, great big rolling eyes, eyes as large as the
Round Tower. And they would not keep still. No, round and round they
rolled.
But the soldier was brave; he had been to the wars.
"Good evening," he said, and he lifted his hat respectfully, for never
before in all his life, had he seen so big, so enormous a creature.
Then he walked straight up to the dog.
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