| 1 | "I see, Dad, " said Sarah and jumped off my lap, grabbed the snakeskin, and ran off. | |
| 2 | He threw the snakeskin into the fire and watched it burn. | |
| 3 | He had sandals on his feet, one of soft serpent-skin and the other of birds' plumage. | |
| 4 | He stepped up on the seat and looked on top of the wardrobe, and there neatly coiled, lay the shiny snakeskin. | |
| 5 | The young man thanked the hermit, but he was concerned. What would happen if he burned the snakeskin? |