Lili got into the new ark, and then Wili, and then they lifted in the cat and the dog.

Noah and his wife sat side by side, and rejoiced over their safety and over the delightful voyage they should make on the rising waters of the flood, as the stream from the spout flowed merrily in upon the wash-house floor.

The water rose very fast.

Now, yes, now the ark fairly floated, and Noah and his wife shouted for joy! The flood had begun, and they were floating backward and forth upon the surface of the water! The wash-house floor was lower by several steps than the level of the ground outside.

The water rose and rose, and the children began to be frightened.
"Look, Wili, we can't get out again, and it is getting very deep." Wili gazed thoughtfully over the edge of the tub, and said, "If it gets much deeper we shall be drowned." And it went on getting deeper and deeper.
Pretty soon Schnurri grew restless, and sprang up, making the tub roll so frightfully as almost to upset it.