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All the morning I gather the king-grass ,
And do not collect enough to fill my hands .
My hair is in a wisp ;—
I will go home and wash it .

All the morning I gather the indigo plant ,
And do not collect enough to fill my apron .
Five days was the time agreed on ;—
It is the sixth , and I do not see him .

When he went a hunting ,
I put the bow in its case for him .
When he went to fish ,
I arranged his line for him .

What did he take in angling ?
Bream and tench ;—
Bream and tench ,
While people [looked on] to see .