“I am collecting the water to cook you in,” answered the Goat gruffly.
Presently the Goat began to scrape the earth with one hoof and the Wolf asked:
“What is that scraping noise, Brother Goat?”
“I am preparing a fireplace to boil the water at,” answered the Goat. “It will soon be time to finish you off.”
Just then the Sheep came back from grazing and said to the Goat:
“Now, Brother Goat, it is time for you to go and refresh yourself. I will stay here and look after the Wolf while you are away.”
The Goat thanked the Sheep for her offer and told her how he had been acting during her absence, and after advising her to behave in the same manner and on no account to show any signs of fear, he went off to get something to eat and drink. [[62]]
When the Sheep found herself left alone at the mouth of the Wolf’s den, her natural timidity asserted itself, and she began to feel very nervous, but in order to keep up appearances she started to rub her horns against a stone, just as the Goat had advised her to do. As soon as he heard this noise the Wolf called out as before, asking what was happening.
“I am sharpening a knife to kill you with,” replied the Sheep, but she was so nervous that the Wolf at once noticed the terrified sound of her voice and began to suspect that he had been made a fool of.
“Is that you, Sister Sheep?” said the Wolf; “I thought it was Brother Goat.”