she then came to a large lake , where there was neither ship nor boat . the lake was not frozen sufficiently to bear her . neither was it open , nor low enough that she could wade through it . across it she must go if she would find her child ! then she lay down to drink up the lake , and that was an impossibility for a human being , but the afflicted mother thought that a miracle might happen nevertheless .
because she could n't get across it .
why did the mother try to drink up the lake ?
why did the mother try to drink up the lake ?