“Little green maiden small,

Hopping hither and thither;

Hop to the door,

And quickly see who is there.”

“Little green maiden small, Hopping hither and thither; Hop to the door, And quickly see who is there.”

The door opened, and he saw a great, fat toad sitting, and round about her a crowd of little toads. The fat toad asked what he wanted? He answered, “I should like to have the prettiest and finest carpet in the world.” Then she called a young one and said,