Puns were used by Shakespeare to explain meaning, to make sense of the world around his characters. If a certain scene in his play was a bit confusing, he would often use a pun, which is a play on words, in order to explain what is happening in more detail. His puns were very clever, and many of them are still used today, without people even realizing how old they actually are.
Answer:
He orders the bins in the store-shed to be filled with sand, hidden beneath a layer of grain and meal, and then shows them to Mr. Whymper.
Explanation: He wanted to fool him into thinking that the farm has plenty of food.
