"He says you must throw your casket overboard", said the stepmother.

"He says now you must throw your little dog overboard", said the stepmother.

"I don't understand you," said the stepmother, with an impatient gesture.

"Now he says you must make haste and throw yourself overboard", said the stepmother.

"You will know when you see him," said the stepmother.

Then said the stepmother, "Your hair is so thick I cannot part it with a comb; fetch me an axe!"

'I must go and make your father's omelette,' said the stepmother, 'while you tidy yourself for breakfast.

"Your little guests are leaving," said the stepmother.

Justice Palmer said the stepmother described McRae's expression as "completely blank", saying he only stopped stabbing her when he cut his own thumb.

"Hold your tongue," says the stepmother, and she gnashes her teeth, and they make a noise like clattering tongs.

"Girls must keep their promises," said the stepmother, who was glad the girl would have to obey a nasty frog.

"Silly little lad, that is not your cat," said the stepmother; "it is only the morning sun shining on the chimney."