Chapter 12 No.12

Behind the door stand bags o' meal,

And in the ark is plenty.

And good hard cakes his mither makes,

And mony a sweeter dainty.

A good fat sow, a sleeky cow,

Are standing in the byre;

While winking puss, wi' mealy mou',

Is playing round the fire.

-Scotch Song.

They left the wood and the brook behind them, and crossed a lar