content: as he drew near the kiln , he saw it all aflame , and around it stood the three children and their mother , and they were clearing out the kiln . they were pulling down and putting out so that flames , smoke and ashes whirled sky - high , but instead of the spruce - branches that were generally used to put out the fire , they had bushy tails which they dipped in the snow !
answer: their bushy tails which they dipped in snow .
question: what did the three children and their mother use to put out the fire ?
target: what did the three children and their mother use to put out the fire ?
references: what did the three children and their mother use to put out the fire ?