When he sat down to rest,the jackdaw came and said,"You're doing better than I expected.You've added quite a few spots today.Goodbye!"and the bird was gone.
The fourth day,after Nothing-at-all had whirled and twirled and swirled and repeated his busy-dizzy chant,the jackdaw came and said,"You are certainly working hard at your magic task.That black tail-tip is a beauty,I must say!"
The little dog was so pleased that he wagged his tail wildly,and although the tail was still invisible,its black tip showed the wagging plainly enough.The jackdaw laughed at this and then disappeared.
By the fifth day,Nothing-at-all's eyes were visible.
By the sixth day,his nose and mouth could be seen.
On the seventh day his tongue was visible.
On the eighth day his ears and paws could be seen.
And then came the ninth day.
Nothing-at-all whirled and twirled and swirled as he had never done before,and he said:"I'm busy getting dizzy.I'm busy getting dizzy.I'm busy getting dizzy."
Until he was so dizzy that the whole world seemed to swirl around with him.
When he stopped to rest,the jackdaw came.