And the little old woman answered: “You have been very kind, ma’am, in giving me a house and furniture, and clothes, and a maid; and now, if you please, I should like a pony. For when I go out walking my new clothes get very much splashed with the mud.”
Then the fairy said, “Go home and you shall have one.”
So the little old woman went home, and there she saw at the door a little pony all ready bridled and saddled for her to ride.
She was very happy, and thought she would never want anything more; but after a while she grew discontented again.
So back she went to the waterside and called “Fairy, fairy”; and the water bubbled, and the little fairy stood beside her.
“What do you want, my good woman?” she said.
And the little old woman answered: “You have been very kind, ma’am, in giving me a house and furniture, and clothes, and a maid, and a pony; and now, if you please, ma’am, I should like a covered cart. For I find that my new clothes get quite as muddy riding as walking.”
Then the fairy said, “Go home and you will find one.”
So the little old woman went home, and there she found her pony harnessed into a nice little covered cart.
She had hardly seen the cart, when back she ran to the waterside, calling “Fairy, fairy”; and the water bubbled, and the little fairy stood beside her.