Q.What did the woman mean when she said, we dwell in one house?
A.She meant that they both lived in it.

Q.Did the woman say any thing more to the king?
A.Yes; she said the other woman rose at midnight, and took her son from her.

Q.What is meant by midnight?
A.Twelve o'clock, or the middle of the night.

Q.What did the other woman say in her defence?
A.She said the live child was hers, and the other said it is mine; this they spake before the king.
Q.When the king heard what the women had to say, what did he do?
A.
He said bring me a sword; and they brought a sword before the king.

Q.
Did the king do any thing with the sword?
A.No; he said, divide the child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.