and as he was sitting there in the forward cabin , he heard voices within the ship . he peered through a crack , and there were three coal - black crows sitting inside the deck - beams , and they were talking about their husbands . all three were tired of them , and were planning their death . one could see at once that they were witches , who had assumed another form .
their husbands .
what were the crows talking about ?
what were the crows talking about ?