Elishajerkedupthesackbehindhisshoulderandpullingthestrapsoffhisarms，putitonthefloor。Thenhelifteditontothebench，anduntiedthestrings。Havingopenedthesack，hetookoutaloafofbread，and，cuttingoffapiecewithhisknife，handedittotheman。Themanwouldnottakeit，butpointedtothelittleboyandtoalittlegirlcrouchingbehindtheoven，asiftosay:
’Giveittothem。’
Elishahelditouttotheboy。Whentheboysmeltbread，hestretchedouthisarms，andseizingtheslicewithbothhislittlehands，bitintoitsothathisnosedisappearedinthechunk。Thelittlegirlcameoutfrombehindtheovenandfixedhereyesonthebread。
Elishagaveheralsoaslice。Thenhecutoffanotherpieceandgaveittotheoldwoman，andshetoobeganmunchingit。
’Ifonlysomewatercouldbebrought，’shesaid，’theirmouthsareparched。