Nu, hvor beboerne havde vedtaget, at alle skulle give efter evne, fik hun løn. Ikke meget, men nok til at spare op til at kunne købe den første af de syv sma figurer, der havde staet sa længe og samlet støv i butiksvinduet.
And now, since the town had agreed that everyone was to give according to his abilities she received wages, not much but enough to save up for the first of the tiny china figurines from the row of seven that had stood for so long gathering dust