In the end, Hans also goes into the cellar, hears about the possible misfortune and decides to marry Clever Elsie, saying, "more sense is not necessary for my household."

Hans works to earn money while Elsie stays home to cut the corn.

She cooks porridge, takes it to the field, eats it before she even starts to work, and then falls asleep.

When Hans comes home, he at first assumes that Elsie is still hard at work, and he praises her diligence.

However, when he finds her sleeping in the corn, he hangs a bird's yarn around her with small bells, goes home, and locks the front door.