The ferryman is somewhat responsible for what happens to the friends in the sacks, though it is an indirect association. Though he did take the creatures that were carrying the friends in sacks, he did not know what their intentions were or what was in the sacks until he had carried them all across and until carrying the second creature across, respectively. The ferryman most likely only realized what he had done after he carried the final creature across the river. In the quote, "It's a short trip and a fair price," the ferryman does not even know what the creatures are carrying in their bags. That is, of corse, is when he is greeting the second creature that he crosses the rive with. Until the passenger's bags starts to move around and the