“I can hear it gurgling....”
“Don’t listen to the water, little brother ... just listen to what Mrs. Hedgehog has to chatter about!”
“Yes, sister, but the water is chattering so loud ... I think it chatters much louder than Mrs. Mole....”
“Come away from the stupid water, little brother.... Come here to me! You can’t hear the water here!”
“I can’t come to you sister! I can’t move, sister.... Can’t you come and fetch me?”
“Me too, sister—yes, me too!—me too!”
“I can’t do that, little brothers, little sisters! Your youngest brothers and sisters are on my lap. They have gone to sleep and I mustn’t wake them!”
“Oh sister, are we sure to get out?”
“Why do you ask as if you were frightened, little brother?”
“The floor is shaking so and stones are tumbling down from the ceiling!”