shall have a good drink.'

Then she fetched a bowl of water, and the cock and hen flew on to
the edge, put their beaks in, and then held up their heads as
birds do when they drink, and the brindled cow also drank her
fill. When the beasts were satisfied, the maiden sat down beside
the old man at the table and ate what was left for her. Soon the
cock and hen began to tuck their heads under their wings, and the
brindled cow blinked its eyes, so the maiden said, 'Shall we not
go to rest now?'

Pretty cock,
Pretty hen,
And you, pretty brindled cow,
What do you say now?

The animals said, 'Duks:

You have eaten with us,
You have drunk with us,
You have tended us right,
So we wish you good night.'

The maiden therefore went upstairs, made the bed and put on clean
sheets and fell asleep. She slept peacefully till midnight, when
there was such a noise in the house that she awoke. Everything
trembled and shook; the animals sprang up and dashed themselves
in terror against the wall; the beams swayed as if they would be
torn from their foundations, it seemed as if the stairs were
tumbling down, and then the roof fell in with a crash. Then all