Janice took the empty pail quietly and departed for the neighbor's premises.

An empty pail is a sign of famine, or bad crops.

Geoffrey set down the empty pail; and, turning to Anne, pointed across the passage.

Her little feet moved wearily, and the empty pail hung loosely on her arm.

In the corner of the closet reposed a broom, a mop and an empty pail.

I couldn't find good luck in an empty pail.

An empty pail might do once, but never again.

Begad, I'd vote for O'Bryan wid an empty pail-ernone at all-beforeI'd be humbugged.

Not ten yards from the door, Rowan dropped her empty pail, and her sisters did likewise.

An empty pail was left near them.

After a time she came to a cow lowing beside an empty pail, and the cow said to her:

The empty pail was not too heavy for him; he slung it up wobbling over the head of Tommy Brock.

And then the amiable partner of his joys and sorrows bore off her empty pail, leaving her husband to dry and shiver.

In like manner it is unlucky to sneeze, to meet a woman with an empty pail, a couple of jackals, or a hare.

He set down the empty pails and grabbed the remaining full ones.

He gathered the empty pails and cooking pots together and opened the door.