One day the miller happened to be talking to the king. The miller was so vain and proud of his daughter that he stupidly said to the king, "My daughter can spin straw into gold."

Now the king was very greedy and he loved money and gold. When he heard the miller's boast, he said, "How fascinating! If your daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to the palace, and we will see what she can do.