Charles Edward Carryl, Davy and the Goblin — Chapter IX. Lay-Overs for Meddlers (1885)
“ About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad’s house-keeper.Davy meets the Roc. “I didn’t mean to keep you waiting,” said the Roc, leading the way along the road; “but I declare that, what with combing that lawn every morning with a fine tooth comb, and brushing those shells every evening with a fine tooth-brush, I don’t get time for anything else let alone feeding the animals.”“What animals?” said Davy, beginning to be interested. ”
