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daughter sat ready to receive him; and the better to lull his senses, he was placed in a rich easy chair, having delicious wines for his supper, with many fine dishes of fruit, &c. of which the shepherd eat and drank plentifully, insomuch that he began to slumber before midnight. O shepherd, said the lady, I have caught you napping? Not, zweet ally, was busy: at what? said she: Why a feeshing. Nay shepherd, there is no fish-pond in the hall. No matter vor that, I have been feeshing. Says the lady, where do you fish? O quoth he in my bag. O me, have you catch'd e'er a one? Ay, lady, said he. I'd willingly see it, replied she. Ay, an't please you, you shall with all my heart. This said, he slyly drew one of the fishes out of the bag at the sight of which she was greatly pleased and praised it for a pretty fish; and withal said Dear Shepherd, do you think you could catch one in mine too? Ay, ay, doubtless I can. Then she lying according to his directions, he fell to fishing, and, in a short time drew a second fish out of the bag pretending he drew it from her. The king's daughter was so pleased with it, that she kissed it declaring it was the finest she ever saw. And about half an hour after she said, Shepherd, do you
