him into an ant and said, "creep into the folds of my dress, you will be safe there." - "yes," answered he, "so far, so good; but there are three things besides that i want to know: why a fountain which once flowed with wine has become dry, and no longer gives even water; why a tree which once bore golden apples does not even put forth leaves; and why a ferry-man must always be going backwards and forwards, and is never set free?" - "those are difficult questions," answered she, "but only be silent and quiet and pay attention to what the devil says when i pull out the 