Once, a miner fell sick. He had seven children and a wife to look after. Since the miner could not go to work, his wife went out to collect some fir cones and earn money. As she was collecting the fir cones, a dwarf came and stood near her. He shouted, “Why are you stealing my fir cones?” The woman broke down into tears. She told him about her husband. The dwarf was very sympathetic. He gave her some leaves to cure her husband and allowed her to take as many cones as she wanted. The woman was very happy. She took many cones and went home thanking the dwarf. When she showed the cones at home, they were no longer ordinary cones. They had changed to silver cones. The miner family became very rich and the woman thanked the dwarf in her prayers every day.
The Silver Cones
