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Heinel agreed that his father must give him up, and that so far

the dwarf should have his way: but, on the other hand, the fairy

had told Heinel what fortune was in store for him, if he followed

his own course; and he did not choose to be given up to his

hump-backed friend, who seemed so anxious for his company.

So, to make a sort of drawn battle of the matter, it was settled

that Heinel should be put into an open boat, that lay on the

sea-shore hard by; that the father should push him off with his

own hand, and that he should thus be set adrift, and left to the

bad or good luck of wind and weather. Then he took leave of his

father, and set himself in the boat, but before it got far off a

wave struck it, and it fell with one side low in the water, so

the merchant thought that poor Heinel was lost, and went home

very sorrowful, while the dwarf went his way, thinking that at

any rate he had had his revenge.