The Goddess nodded.
‘First, you must make a road across the mountains into the country beyond.’
‘That is easy enough,’ said the Goddess.
‘Then you must kill the dragon.’
‘He died last week of sheer starvation. So that’s done. Next.’
‘You must bring Treblo here.’
‘Do you mean that he’s to marry you? That’s too bad, considering that you know I detest marriages. However, it can’t be helped. Is that all? Because if there’s much more you had better write it down.’
‘There’s nothing more, except that it must all be done by half-past six to-morrow evening.’
‘Oh! is that all? You shall have it all done before then,’ said the Goddess, very much relieved that the tasks that were to be done had been set.
‘Then, if you’re here to-morrow evening I’ll give it to you.’