HE landlord of the inn had three fair daughters, all as curious as their mother Eve. All night long they turned and tossed in their beds, thinking about the golden goose and longing to see it.
As soon as the first cock crew, up gets the oldest daughter.
‘It is so hot I really can’t sleep,’ said she, and went on tip-toe to the stable, as quiet as pussy, for fear of waking Johnny.
In the moonlight the golden goose was shining like a star.
‘I’ll take one of the pretty feathers,’ said the girl, and put out her hand to touch it But she could not pluck the feather and she could not pull her hand away!
When the second cock crew, up got the second daughter.
‘It is far too hot to sleep,’ said she, and she ran downstairs to her sister. But as soon as she had touched her she could not move a step from the place!
