How did he get any ink? He took "water" from the stream and "stained" it so that it would leave a mark something like our ink.
Yes, the paper, the pen, and the ink would not be so good as at present, but they would serve as a beginning.
REPRODUCTION
1. Where was the musician?
2. What kind of instrument was he playing?
3. Where was the child?
4. What was the child's second request?
5. What was his third request?
6. How was the shepherd able to write?
7. Why did the child wish him to write?