They went upstairs into the little room, where all looked just as it used to do. The old clock was going "tick, tick," and the hands pointed to the time of day, but as they passed through the door into the room they perceived that they were both grown up, and become a man and woman.
Subieron a la pequeña habitación, donde todo se veía como antes. El viejo reloj iba haciendo "tictac, tictac", y las manecillas señalaban la hora del día, pero al pasar por la puerta de la habitación se dieron cuenta de que ambos eran adultos y se habían convertido en un hombre y una mujer.