Out of the door Simpkin went, then, secretly,
When he saw his chance, and quietly;
He looked up and looked down, until he found
The knyghtes donkey where it stood, securely bound.
And to the donkey he went, then, still unseen;
He took the bridle off him and at once,
When the said horse was free and saw his chance,
Toward the fen, for wild mares ran therein,
And with a 'whinny' he went, through thick and thin.