“You must know that we were too well off at home, and so we have set off into the woods to build a house and set up housekeeping,” said the Sheep, “for, Every man’s house is his castle, if he build it but big and strong enough.”
“As for that,” said the Goose, “all places are alike to me, but I should like to build a house; so if you like I will go with you, for, It’s but child’s play when three share the day.”
“With gossip and gabble is built neither house nor stable!” said the Pig. “What can you do to help build the house?”
“By cunning and skill a cripple can do what he will,” said the Goose. “I can gather moss to put into the crevices and cracks, and so make the house warm and comfortable.”
Now, Piggy wanted above everything else to be warm and comfortable, so he said that the Goose might come along.
As the three journeyed on they met a Hare.
“Good day, and thanks for our last merry meeting,” said the Hare; “where are you hurrying to so fast?”
Then the Sheep explained how they were too well off at home, and were going into the woods to build a house and set up housekeeping, “For,” he said, “You may travel the world around, but there is no place like home.”
“Oh,” said the Hare, “for the matter of that, I have a home in every bush. But I have always thought that some day I would build a house, and I will go with you if you like.”
“We could use you to scare away the dogs,” said the Pig, “but you would be no good for anything else.”