" dear me ! " thought she , " can it be that my poor children that he devoured for his evening meal are still alive ? " and she sent the little kid back to the house for a pair of shears , and needle , and thread . then she cut the wolf 's body open , and no sooner had she made one snip than out came the head of one of the kids , and then another snip , and then one after the other the six little kids all jumped out alive and well , for in his greediness the rogue had swallowed them down whole . how delightful this was ! so they comforted their dear mother and hopped about like tailors at a wedding . " now fetch some good hard stones , " said the mother , " and we will fill his body with them , as he lies asleep . "
to fill the wolf 's body with them as he lies asleep .
why did the mother goat command the little goats to fetch some stones ?
why did the mother goat command the little goats to fetch some stones ?