"And it certainly did seem a little provoking," she thought, "almost as if it happened on purpose," as she observed the rushes while her boat floated by. Despite her efforts to pick many beautiful rushes, there was always a more lovely one just out of reach, tempting her further.
She eventually sighed and remarked, "The prettiest are always further," expressing her frustration at the obstinacy of the rushes in growing ever so far off. This encounter reflects her playful disappointment in the elusive beauty of nature, characteristic of her curious and whimsical outlook.