Narration.
THE INNKEEPER.
In a couple of hours after the duck had taken to the water and the cock and the hen had hurried away, the landlord awoke. He got up, put on his clothes, washed himself, and reached for the towel. As he wiped his face the pin made a deep red scratch across his cheek. This made him angry. Then he went into the kitchen to light his pipe. As he leaned over the fireplace to get a coal, the eggshell burst and scattered the ashes into his face and eyes. This made him more angry.
He went to his chair to sit down, but quickly jumped up again and cried “Ouch!” Now he was very angry and said, “Those ragamuffins that came here so late last night did this.” He went to find them, but they could not be found. Then he said, “Never again will I take such people into my house. They eat and drink and pay nothing, and play tricks on me besides.”
Suggestions.
What made the eggshell burst? Do you know anything that explodes?
Conduct of the cock and the hen at the inn. The broken promise. Did the innkeeper deserve such treatment?