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The organ-grinder went to the hole and called down:

“Budulinek! Budulinek! Come out!”

As there were no foxes left to hold him back, Budulinek was able to crawl out.

When he saw the organ-grinder he cried and said:

“Oh, please, Mr. Organ-Grinder, I want to go home to my Granny!”

“I’ll take you home to your Granny,” the organ-grinder said, “but first I must punish these naughty foxes.”

The organ-grinder cut a strong switch and gave the four foxes in the sack a terrible beating until they begged him to stop and promised that they would never again do anything to Budulinek.

Then the organ-grinder let them go and he took Budulinek home to Granny.

Granny was delighted to see her little Budulinek and she gave the organ-grinder a measure of rye and a measure of millet and a measure of poppy seed and a measure of everything else in the house.

And Budulinek never again opened the door!