The Giant 's dwelling , indeed , was right under the Palace , and the terrible shakings must have been caused by him in his death-throes . The King now understood how the Queen he had had for some time past had been so ill-tempered . He at once had a sack drawn over her head and made her be stoned to death , and after that torn in pieces by untamed horses . The two young fellows also told now what they had heard and seen in the Queen 's room , for before this they had been afraid to say anything about it , on account of the Queen 's power . The real Queen was now restored to all her dignity , and was beloved by all . The nurse was married to a nobleman , and the King and Queen gave her splendid presents . THUMBELINA There was once a woman who wanted to have quite a tiny , little child , but she did not know where to get one from . So one day she went to an old Witch and said to her : ' I should so much like to have a tiny , little child ; can you tell me where I can get one ? ' ` Oh , we have just got one ready ! ' said the Witch . ` Here is a barley-corn for you , but it 's not the kind the farmer sows in his field , or feeds the cocks and hens with , I can tell you . Put it in a flower-pot , and then you will see something happen . ' ` Oh , thank you ! ' said the woman , and gave the Witch a shilling , for that was what it cost . Then she went home and planted the barley-corn ; immediately there grew out of it a large and beautiful flower , which looked like a tulip , but the petals were tightly closed as if it were still only a bud . ` What a beautiful flower ! ' exclaimed the woman , and she kissed the red and yellow petals ; but as she kissed them the flower burst open . It was a real tulip , such as one can see any day ; but in the middle of the blossom , on the green velvety petals , sat a little girl , quite tiny , trim , and pretty . She was scarcely half a thumb in height ; so they called her Thumbelina . An elegant polished walnut-shell served Thumbelina as a cradle , the blue petals of a violet were her mattress , and a rose-leaf her coverlid .
There she lay at night , but in the day-time she used to play about on the table ; here the woman had put a bowl , surrounded by a ring of flowers , with their stalks in water , in the middle of which floated a great tulip pedal , and on this Thumbelina sat , and sailed from one side XXXXX the bowl to the other , rowing herself with two white horse-hairs for oars .
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