Read this excerpt from The Golem.PEARLYou made this mess. The least you could do is get the water to clean it up.The golem takes a step toward her. Pearl stifles a little shriek; she is more surprised than scared.PEARLWhat's this about? What do you want?The golem stretches out his arm toward the bucket.PEARLReally? You'll get the water from the stream? . . . All right, then. But please be quick about it.The golem takes her bucket, plus another, and moves stiffly but quickly to the door and leaves. Pearl smiles.PEARLIt may not be such a bad thing to have a golem around the house after all.