' we shall require a better house , ' said maie the following summer ; ' the old one is too small for ourselves and the men . ' ' yes , ' said matte . so he built a large cottage , with a real lock to the door , and a store - house for fish as well ; and he and his men caught such quantities of fish that they sent tons of salmon , herring , and cod to russian and sweden . ' i am quite overworked with so many folk , ' said maie ; ' a girl to help me would not come amiss . ' ' get one , then , ' said her husband ; and so they hired a girl . then maie said : ' we have too little milk for all these folk . now that i have a servant , with the same amount of trouble she could look after three cows . ' ' all right , then , ' said her husband , somewhat provoked , ' you can sing a song to the fairies . ' this annoyed maie , but nevertheless she rowed out to sea on sunday night and sang as before : oh , ahti , with the long , long beard , who dwellest in the deep blue sea , a thousand cows are in thy herd , i pray thee give three unto me . the following morning , instead of one , three cows stood on the island , and they all ate seaweed and fended for themselves like the first one . 
why did maie row out to sea on sunday night ?
she needed to sing the magic rhyme .
to sing the magic rhyme and get three cows .