As he said these words, he fitted a stalk to the hollow remaining in the pumpkin when it was plucked, and with astonishment the spectators saw that the stalk exactly fitted the shape of the hole. Then they all, including the policemen and the inspector himself, bent down low and began to assist Buscabeatas in this strange proof, all saying with childish pleasure, "Yes, yes! It is certainly so! This one belongs here! Do you see?"
The old farmer's eyes filled with tears of happiness, and the policemen showed themselves ready to take the robber off to prison.