next morning her mother came downstairs before maisie was awake . in fact , she had not been able to sleep much for thinking of her daughter 's careless ways , and had been sorrowfully making up her mind that she must lose no time in speaking to the abbess of st . mary 's about this idle girl of hers . what was her surprise to see on the table the seven beautiful hanks of thread , while , on going to the chimney to take down a black pudding to fry for breakfast , she found that every one of them had been eaten . she did not know whether to laugh for joy that her daughter had been so industrious , or to cry for vexation because all her lovely black puddings -- which she had expected would last for a week at least -- were gone . in her bewilderment she sang out : " my daughter 's spun se'en , se'en , se'en , my daughter 's eaten se'en , se'en , se'en , and all before daylight . "
seven beautiful hanks of thread .
what will maisie's mother see on the table when she wakes up ?
what will maisie's mother see on the table when she wakes up ?