"And what good would be in havin' a knife if you cut sticks for other folk?"
"I'd buy a prayer-book for the shillin'," said Norah.
"A prayer-book is no good, once you get it," I said. "A knife is far and away better."
"I would buy a sheep for a shillin'," said Fergus.
"You couldn't get a sheep for a shillin'."
"Well, I could buy a young one."
"There never was a young sheep. A young one is only a lamb."
"A lamb turns into a sheep at midsummer moon."
"Why has a lamb no horns?" asked Norah.
"Because it's young," we explained.