Mma's eyes flew open; was that not the crow of the cock? She listened, the cock crew again and Mma was up at once! She picked up the old lantern that was at the foot of her bed, turned the wick higher and made to wake up her two daughters.

"We must hurry if we want to get a good spot at the market today," she spoke excitedly to the girls who were yet to be fully awake. "The cock has been crowing since, I must have overslept! Gladys, did you already put those fabrics together in one place as I told you to last night? Where are the pots I arranged most carefully here only yesterday morning? Emma, if you don't get up from there at once, I will rub pepper into your eyes to clear it open! Lazy girls! So neither of you could wake up earlier, abi? Gladys, bring me that basket and be fast about it, you're not in labour! Emma! EMMA!! If the sun meets me still in this house, you will know the daughter of whom you are today!"

What Mma did not know was that it was going to be hours before any sun met her; the cock had deceived her https:///PUE