So the little old woman went home, and there she found at the door a
neat little maid with a broom in her hand, all ready to sweep the floor.
This made her very happy, and she thought she would 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 a maid; and now, if
you please, I should like a pony. For when I go out walking my new
clothes get very much splashed with the mud."