The Cock and the Hen in the Nutwood

The cock and the hen went, upon a time, to the nutwood to pick nuts.

Then the hen got a nutshell stuck in her throat, and lay, flapping her wings. The cock would fetch some water for her, so he ran to the spring and said: “My dear spring, give me some water; I will give the water to Tuppa, my hen, who lies dying in the nutwood.”

“You will have no water from me before I have some leaves from you,” replied the spring.

So the cock ran to the linden...