THERE was once a woman who had three daughters, the eldest of whom
was called One-eye, because she had only one eye in the middle of her
forehead, and the second, Two-eyes, because she had two eyes like
other folks, and the youngest, Three-eyes, because she had three
eyes; and her third eye was also in the centre of her forehead.
However, as Two-eyes saw just as other human beings did, her sisters
and her mother could not endure her.  They said to her, "Thou, with
thy two eyes, art no better than the common people; thou dost not
belong to us!"  They pushed her about, and threw old clothes to her,
and gave her nothing to eat but what they left, and did everything
that they could to make her unhappy.  It came to pass that Two-eyes had to go
out into the fields and tend the goat, but she was still quite hungry, because her
sisters had given her so little to eat.  So she sat down on a ridge and began to
weep, and so bitterly that two streams ran down from her eyes.  And
once when she looked up in her grief, a woman was standing beside
her, who said, "Why art thou weeping, little Two-eyes?"  Two-Eyes
answered, "Have I not reason to weep, when I have two eyes like other
people, and my sisters and mother hate me for it, and push me from
one corner to another, throw old clothes at me, and give me nothing
to eat but the scraps they leave?  To-day they have given me so little
that I am still quite hungry."  Then the wise woman said, "Wipe away
thy tears, Two-eyes, and I will tell thee something to stop thee ever
suffering from hunger again; just say to thy goat,

"Bleat, my little goat, bleat,

Cover the table with something to eat,"

and then a clean well-spread little table will stand before thee, with
the most delicious food upon it of which thou mayst eat as much as thou
art inclined for, and when thou hast had enough, and hast no more need
of the little table, just say,

"Bleat, bleat, my little goat, I pray,

And take the table quite away,"

and then it will vanish again from thy sight."  Hereupon the wise
woman departed.  But Two-eyes thought, "I must instantly make a
trial, and see if what she said is true, for I am far too hungry,"
and she said,

"Bleat, my little goat, bleat,

Cover the table with something to eat,"

and scarcely had she spoken the words than a little table, covered
with a white cloth, was standing there, and on it was a plate with a
knife and fork, and a silver spoon; and the most delicious food was
there also, warm and smoking as if it had just come out of the
kitchen.  Then Two-eyes said the shortest prayer she knew, "Lord God,
be with us always, Amen," and helped herself to some food, and
enjoyed it.  And when she was satisfied, she said, as the wise woman
had taught her,

"Bleat, bleat, my little goat, I pray,

And take the table quite away,"

and immediately the little table and everything on it was gone again.
"That is a delightful way of keeping house!" thought Two-eyes, and was
quite glad and happy.

In the evening, when she went home with her goat, she found a small
earthenware dish with some food, which her sisters had set ready for
her, but she did not touch it.  Next day she again went out with her
goat, and

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