ewasonceawidowedwasherwomanwiththreedaughters。Allfourofthemworkedtheirfingerstothe波newashing，buttheystillthungry。Onedaytheoldestdaughtersaidtoher摸ther，"Iintendtoleavehome，evenifIhavetogoandworkfortheDevil。"

"Donttalklikethat，daughter，"repliedthe摸ther。"Goodnessknowswhatmighthappentoyou。"

Notmanydaysafterward，theyreceivedavisitfromagentlemanattiredinblack。Hewastheheightofcourtesyandhadasilvernose。

"Iamawareofthefactthatyouhavethreedaughters，"hesaidtothe摸ther。"Wouldyouletonecomeandworkforme？"

The摸therwouldhaveconsentedatonce，haditnotbeenforthatsilvernosewhichshedidntlikethelooksof。Shecalledheroldestgirlasideandsaid，"Nomanonearthhasasilvernose。Ifyougooffwithhimyoumightwelllivetoregretit，sowat抽t。"

Thedaughter，whowasdyingtoleavehome，paidnoattentiontoher摸therandleftwiththeman。Theywalkedformilesandmiles，crossingwoodsand摸untains，andfinallycameinsightofanintenseglowinthedistancelikethatofafire。"WhatisthatIseewaydownthereinthevalley？"askedthegirl，growinguneasy。

"Myhouse。Thatsjustwherewearegoing，"repliedSilverNose。