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 creature in sight. They searched in vain, even among the boulders, and remained some time in the field, hoping that the owners would return for their corn. They, however, never saw the girl again, nor any of her kin.

One of those very woodsmen gave us this account. Similar stories have been told by others; they might all be doubted were it not for the ruins of diminutive houses that bear witness to their having once existed.