With our pots and pans,

And little gold cans;

But our light caravans

Run swifter than Man’s!”

Off then went the boat, at first very pleasantly,

Smoothly and so forth, but after a while

It swayed and it swagged this and that way, and presently

Chest after chest, and pile after pile,

Of the Little Folks’ goods began tossing and rolling

And pitching like fun, beyond fairy controlling!