One day, when the maid was washing, she went into the garden and found the clothes all lying about on the grass.
"Dear me," she said, "I cannot have hung them up right." So she pinned them up again, and went into the house. Presently, out she came once more, and what was her surprise to find the clothes all down again!
The maid said, "I will put them up again, and this time I will watch."
So she pinned the clothes up again, and hid behind the door.
Presently, along the garden wall came Jacko. Away he ran along the clothes-line, picking out all the pegs as he went, and down dropped the clothes upon the grass.
"Oh, you villain!" cried the maid; "take that!" And she threw a bowl of water at Jacko. But Jacko only made a face at her as he scampered away.
So Jacko had recovered his spirits, and was very happy. Let us hope he will live for many, many years.