You'll get it for us, won't you ?" "Of course I will," said the maid, "a little water you might be allowed, I'm sure.

But you must wait till the old bear is out of the way; and then I'll go and get you what you want." After a while Trine saw Battiste coming from the barn; he went past the house, down toward the meadows.
"Come along now," she said, and taking Lili's hand, she ran with her to the wash-house, lifted the long wooden spout from its hiding-place, put one end into the log, and the other into a small tub.

Then she explained to Lili that when they had enough water, they could push the spout away from the log, and when they wanted it again, they could lift it up and put it into the log themselves.

But now she must go back to her work.
Away went Trine, and now the preparations for the voyage could begin.

The children took the lower end of the spout out of the tub, and put it down upon the floor.