How did the women who helped grind wheat misinterpret Baba's actions, and what was his response to their greed?

The women who rushed to help Sai Baba grind wheat completely misunderstood his divine play. According to Chapter 1, their minds were filled with greedy thoughts. Since Baba lived on alms and had no family, they speculated that he was grinding the wheat for their benefit and would divide the flour among them, with each woman "building castles in the air." After the grinding was finished, they immediately began to divide the flour into four parts to take home. At this point, Baba, who had been silent, became very angry. He chastised them, asking if they thought they were taking their "father's property" and accusing them of coming to "loot" him. He then commanded them to throw all the flour on the village boundary, which left the women feeling very upset and humiliated for their greed.