"Down, down he went, slipping and sliding on the wet rocks.
"At last he reached the lamb, and, putting it on his shoulder, he began to climb up the steep rocks to a place of safety.
"After much hard and dangerous climbing, he came back to me and said,—
"'Now, my little girl, you have got your wish at last, for here is a lamb, and you must take care of it until it is old enough to look after itself.'
"How pleased I was, although I felt very sad when I thought of the poor sheep that had fallen into the water and lost its life.
"Well, we took the lamb home, and very soon it got to know me quite well.
"It would come running to me as soon as I called, and would drink milk out of a bottle in a very funny way.
