So the little old woman went home, and there she found all her old
clothes changed to new ones. There was a silk dress and a flowered
apron, and a grand lace cap and high-heeled shoes.
Well, she was very happy, and she thought she should never want anything
more; but after a while she grew discontented again.
So back she went to the waterside and called "Fairy, fairy"; and the
water bubbled, and the little fairy stood beside her.
"What do you want, good woman?" she said.
And the little old woman answered: "You have been very kind, ma'am, in
giving me a house and furniture and clothes; and now, if you please, I
should like a maid. For I find when I have to do the work of the house
that my new clothes get very dirty."