Shortly afterwards the family came home and found a splendid dinner
waiting for them. They said to themselves, "Where did this all come
from? There was practically nothing in the house." Next Saturday
another daughter-in-law stayed at home. Again Saturn in the guise
of a beggar covered with sores came to the house. He asked as
before for hot water, oil, and food. But his daughter-in-law said,
"I have nothing to give you." The god pressed her, saying, "Give me a
little of anything that you have." But the daughter-in-law repeated,
"I have nothing." The god replied, "Very well, you will lose that
little you have." With this threat he disappeared. But, when the
daughter-in-law went upstairs to fetch grain for dinner, she could
find nothing in any of the jars. Shortly afterwards the family came
home, but there was no dinner for them. So they all got angry with
the daughter-in-law, and, although she told them about the beggar,
they scolded her harder than ever. A third Saturday came round, and
a third daughter-in-law remained at home. Again Saturn came, and the
third daughter-in-law behaved just as the second had done. She gave
the god neither hot water, oil, nor food. And the god told her that
she should lose the little she had. When the family came home there
was no dinner for them, and they scolded the third daughter-in-law
just as hard as they had scolded the second one.

The fourth Saturday it was once more the turn of the youngest
daughter-in-law. Again Saturn came in the guise of a beggar covered
with sores and asked for hot water, oil, and food. The little
daughter-in-law gave them as she had done before, and the god blessed
her, saying, "God will make you rich and happy." Then he folded up the
leaves from which he had eaten and stuck them into a corner of the
eaves. When the little daughter-in-law went upstairs, she saw any