When he arrives in the cave, he sees the Queen of Korrigans, accompagnied by many small burlesque creatures, and behind them, a mountain of coins, necklaces, jewels, and precious stones shining brightly and illuminating the cave. In front of this spectacle, Hervé becomes crazy : he rushes from one jewel to a precious stone, picks up some coins, lets them fall, hums a song and even ends up swimming in this gigantic « lake » of coins. « I am a rich man! I am a rich man!  What am I going to do with all this gold, these necklaces, and all that ? » So, he starts to fill in his chest with all these wonders. But the jealous and greedy salt worker is also absent-minded ; he is caught by the dawn and all his treasure disappears ! From that day Hervé goes to the cave every night. But in vain...