All the children were screaming with delight at the wonderful ride.
Matthew was standing beside the bushes to watch this trial trip, for he thought that his help might be needed.

He had built the carriage for Cornelli and had already several times harnessed the goat so as to teach her how to behave when Cornelli returned.

When Matthew had first shown the little conveyance to the children, Cornelli had said right away that Mux had to take the first ride in order to realize the scene he loved so much in his picture book.
Mux simply screamed to his mother in wild joy.

To see the wonderful spectacle from near by, she came down to the garden.
The Director also left the house, but he went another way.

Not long afterwards he went up Martha's little stairway to the porch where the old woman sat on her stool mending.
"Oh, Mr.Hellmut!" she called out in her surprise.