so they made an exchange ; the toll keeper at the turnpike gate kept the goose , and the peasant carried off the fowl . now he really had done a great deal of business on his way to the fair , and he was hot and tired . he wanted something to eat , and a glass of ale to refresh himself ; so he turned his steps to an inn . he was just about to enter , when the ostler came out , and they met at the door . the ostler was carrying a sack . " what have you in that sack ? " asked the peasant . " rotten apples , " answered the ostler ; " a whole sackful of them . they will do to feed the pigs with . "
rotten apples .
what was the ostler carrying in the sack ?
what was the ostler carrying in the sack ?