Then said the Simpleton: "Father, let me go into the forest and hew wood."

He could hew wood and carry water well, but he was not long left to do such rough work.

The other man was negligible- abovinelump of flesh without personality-bornto hew wood and draw water for men of enterprise.

Better hew wood and draw water than attach ourselves devotedly to an art in which we have not the capacity to excel.

He went accordingly into the forest to hew wood, and he ordered his daughters to let one of them bring him his dinner.

We are going into the forest to hew wood, and in the evening, when we are ready, we will come and fetch you.

These husbandmen till the ground, breed cattle, hew wood, and convey it to the towns either by land or water, as is most convenient.

We are going into the forest to hew wood, and in the evening, when we are ready, we will come and fetch you again.

What I was going to say was that you ought to be very thankful that you have got to draw water and hew wood-

Gifts make a minister; and as a minister, one is but a servant to hew wood and draw water for the house of my God.

They are as numerous as the French, and have a large annual surplus population, which has to hew wood and draw water for foreign peoples.

The Tillers of the Soil are no longer Hewing Wood and Drawing Water.

Annja's feet felt the rough- hewed wood flooring under her.

Hewing wood and sawing plank leave me no time to take part in the disputes of parties.

"Maybe it would," replied Hansei, at last, "but I've got to hew wood in the winter.