content: now , it chanced that this house belonged to a tailor , and he and his two apprentices were sitting cross - legged on the top of a big table by the window , sewing away with all their might , while the tailor 's wife was sitting beside the fire carding lint . when the wee bannock came trundling across the floor , all three tailors got such a fright that they jumped down from the table and hid behind the master tailor 's wife . " hoot , " she said , " what a set of cowards ye be ! it is but a nice wee bannock . get hold of it and divide it between you , and i 'll fetch you all a drink of milk . "
answer: sat cross - legged on the top of a big table by the window , sew away with all their might .
question: what were the tailors and his apprentices doing before the bannock came in ?
target: what were the tailors and his apprentices doing before the bannock came in ?
references: what were the tailors and his apprentices doing before the bannock came in ?