One morning, just at sunrise, Hans said to Fritz, "Let us creep upon the wall over the gatekeeper's house. I think we can find some honey. The old gatekeeper is asleep; he will not hear us."
The two boys crept softly up the stairs.
They soon reached the top of the wall.
"Did you hear that noise?" whispered Fritz.
"Yes, it must be the old gatekeeper," said Hans, in a low voice.
"No, it seems to come from over the wall," said Fritz.
The two boys crawled to the edge of the wall and carefully looked over.
There stood the army of Lintz.
A ladder was placed against the wall.
The soldiers would soon mount over the gate into the city.