The priest, having approved of her plan, put it at once into execution.
"I have," said the uncle to the nephew, "an old cupboard which needs repairing; will you take it into your house and keep it for a few days?"
"Willingly," said the nephew, who had not the slightest suspicion of the trap laid to catch him.
The cupboard was brought, and put in the only room the smith possessed; the children looked at it with wonder, for they had never seen such a big piece of furniture before. The wife had some suspicion. Still, she kept her own counsel.
Soon afterwards the remains of the goose were brought on the table, and, as the children licked the bones, the husband and wife discussed what meat they were to have for the forthcoming days—was it to be pork, veal, or turkey?
As they were engrossed with this interesting topic, a slight, shrill sound came out of the cupboard.
"What's that?" said the wife, whose ears were on the alert.
"I didn't hear anything," said the smith.
"Apshee," was the sound that came again from the cupboard.
"There, did you hear?" asked the wife.