"Very well, but you must not dirty the range."
"Certainly not; I'll be very careful."
While the eldest daughter pretends to look on the shelf for something, the witch puts her dirty shoe on the range, catches hold of Monday (the youngest child) and runs off with him. The child who is the pot now makes a hissing noise and pretends to boil over. The daughter calls out:
"Mother, mother, the pot boils over."
"Take a spoon and skim it."
"Can't find one."
"Look on the shelf."
"Can't reach."
"Take the stool."
"The leg's broken."