He tied her to a dry tree and, taking off his leather cap to serve for a pail, he began to milk. But as he set to work rather awkwardly, the impatient beast gave him such a kick on the head with his hind foot that he fell to the ground, and for some time could not think where he was. Luckily there came by a butcher who was wheeling along a young pig in a wheelbarrow. »Here's a fine piece of work!« cried he, helping poor Hans on his legs again.