The sheep said: “Do you think I have nothing to do only watch your maids for you? You may go somewhere else and look for information.”
Then she went on till she met the goat. “O, goat, goat of mine, have you seen this maid of mine, with my tig, with my tag, with my long leather bag, and all the gold and silver I have earned since I was a maid?”
The goat said: “Do you think I have nothing to do only watch your maids for you? You can go somewhere else and look for information.”
Then she went on till she came to the lime-kiln. “O, lime-kiln, lime-kiln of mine, did you see this maid of mine, with my tig, with my tag, with my long leather bag, and all the gold and silver I have earned since I was a maid?”
Said the lime-kiln: “Do you think I have nothing to do only to watch your maids for you? You may go somewhere else and look for information.”
Next she met the cow. “O, cow, cow of mine, have you seen this maid of mine, with my tig, with my tag, with my long leather bag, and all the gold and silver I have earned since I was a maid?”
The cow said: “Do you think I have nothing to do only watch your maids for you? You may go somewhere else and look for information.”
Then she got to the mill. “O, mill, mill of mine, have you seen this maid of mine, with my tig, with my tag, with my long leather bag, and all the gold and silver I have earned since I was a maid?”
The mill said: “Come nearer and whisper to me.”