Chapter 93
The Shepherdess and the SheepHAVE you ever seen an old wooden cupboard quite black with
age, and ornamented with carved foliage and curious figures? Well,
just such a cupboard stood in a parlor, and had been left to the
family as a legacy by the great-grandmother. It was covered from
top to bottom with carved roses and tulips; the most curious
scrolls were drawn upon it, and out of them peeped little stags'
heads, with antlers. In the middle of the cupboard door was the
carved figure of a man most ridiculous to look at. He grinned at
you, for no one could call it laughing. He had goat's legs, little
horns on his head, and a long beard; the children in the room
always called him, "Major general-field-sergeant-commander
Billy-goat's-legs." It was certainly a very diffi
