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Again the woman made a demand. She said, "Unless you bring me some silk from the Queen of Saba, I will not give you the kerchief".
The little hen was pretty well tired by this time, but she did not dispair. She felt quite sure that the good Queen would help her. "Dear Queen, pray let me have a bit of silk which the peasant woman says she must have. Then I will get the kerchief from the peasant woman to give it to the linden tree, who will give me a leaf for the spring, who will give me a drop of water, so that I can save the little cock."
The Queen was no there generous than the rest. "Yes I will give you some silk, for which you must bring a pair of beautitul shoes from the shoe maker."
