“Oh, that some one would come from far or near, from land or sea, to help me!”
No sooner had the words left her lips than she heard some one knocking at the door.
“Who is there?” cried she.
“Tell Quary, good housewife,” answered a wee, wee voice. “Open the door to me. As long as I have you'll get.”
She opened the door and there on the threshold stood a queer, little woman, dressed in a green gown and wearing a white cap on her head.
The good housewife was so astonished that she stood and stared at her strange visitor; but without a word the little woman ran past her, and seated herself at the spinning-wheel.
The good housewife shut the door, but just then she heard another knock.
“Who is there?” said she.
“Tell Quary, good housewife. Open the door to me,” said another wee, wee voice. “As long as I have you'll get.”
And when she opened the door there was another queer, little woman, in a lilac frock and a green cap, standing on the threshold.