" give the poor beast his supper , " said the old woman . " he 's an uncommon paddock that can sing like that . " " tut , " replied her daughter crossly , for she was growing more and more frightened as she saw the creature 's bright black eyes fixed on her face . " i 'm not going to be so silly as to feed a wet , sticky paddock . " " do n't be ill - natured and cruel , " said her mother . " who knows how far the little beastie has travelled ? and i warrant that it would like a saucerful of milk . "
he travelled very far .
why did the old widow woman want to feed the yellow paddock ?
why did the old widow woman want to feed the yellow paddock ?