Mother Catastrophe said, “Will they cry a bucket full? Will they cry a tub full?”
Still Dot and Tot cried, “Boo-hoo, we do not want to go to the Foxes’ den.”
Trot went out and got the washboiler and said, “Cry it full so Mother Catastrophe can perhaps make use of it.”
But still they cried. While Tot cried loudly, Dot moved the washboiler so that none of their tears would fall inside.
“We are afraid of the Foxes, we do not want to go to their den.”
Old Mother Catastrophe waited for them to stop crying but they would not stop.
“It’s silly quite for you to cry,
You’ll lose all fear by and by.”
“Must we go to the Foxes’ den?” asked both Dot and Tot.
“We’ll do whatever Mother Catastrophe says,” replied Trot.