“My hand is in my hussyfskap, Goodman, as ye may see; An it should nae be barrd this hundred year, It’s no be barrd for me.” (Unknown 9-12)
I have been doing chores and cooking all day. Why dont you do it?
"They made a paction tween them twa,They made it firm and sure, That the first word whae’er should speak,Should rise and bar the door." (Unknown 13-16)
First person to spek has to lock the doors
The husband hasjust come homefrom work. He told his wife to go and lock the door.
Then by there came two gentlemen, At twelve o’clock at night, And they could neither see house nor hall, Nor coal nor candle-light. (Unknown 17-20)
I can't see anything!
The wife had been cooking all day along with doing the chores. She told her husband that her should go and lock the door instead
“Now whether is this a rich man’s house, Or whether is it a poor?” But ne’er a word wad ane o’ them speak, For barring of the door. (Unknown 21-24)
Rich or poor, they should have locked the door
They made an agreement between the two of them. The first one to talk would have to lock the door.
And first they ate the white puddings, And then they ate the black; Tho muckle thought the goodwife to hersel, Yet ne’er a word she spake. (Unknown 25-28)
Two theives came to their house at midnight. They couldnt see anything coming from inside the house
The theives were confused at who lived in the house. Neither the husband nor the wife spoke because they didnt want to lock the door
The theives ate the food that the wife made. The wife didnt say anything to stop the as to not lose the bet