Note que eles se referem à senha como um assinado
“ ’Tis a saying, see,” said another, “as lambs do larn at their mothers’ hocks.” “And then wherever we do go…”
“…to ma-a-a-a-arket…”
“…or to another fa-a-a-a-arm…”
“…we won’t never come to no ha-a-a-a-arm…”
“…so long as we do say the pa-a-a-assword!”...
For a long moment the flock stood silent, the only movement a turning of heads as they looked at one another. Fly could sense that they were braving themselves to tell this age-old secret, to give away—to a wolf, of all things—this treasured countersign. - The Sheep-Pig