asked the witch . ' I will ride on it , ' said the prince ; but with that the witch dragged it away again , and came back with an old , wrinkled , toothless hag , whose hands trembled with age . ` You can have no other princess , ' said she . ` Will you have her ? ' ` Yes , I will , ' said the prince , for he saw the red silk thread on the old woman 's finger . At this the witch became so furious that she danced about and knocked everything to pieces that she could lay her hands upon , so that the splinters flew about the ears of the prince and princess , who now stood there in her own beautiful shape . Then their marriage had to be celebrated , for the witch had to stick to what she had promised , and he must get the princess whatever might happen afterwards . The princess now said to him , ` At the marriage feast you may eat what you please , but you must not drink anything whatever , for if you do that you will forget me . ' This , however , the prince forgot on the wedding day , and stretched out his hand and took a cup of wine ; but the princess was keeping watch over him , and gave him a push with her elbow , so that the wine flew over the table - cloth . Then the witch got up and laid about her among the plates and dishes , so that the pieces flew about their ears , just as she had done when she was cheated the first time . They were then taken to the bridal chamber , and the door was shut . Then the princess said , ` Now the witch has kept her promise , but she will do no more if she can help it , so we must fly immediately . I shall lay two pieces of wood in the bed to answer for us when the witch speaks to us . You can take the flower-pot and the glass of water that stands in the window , and we must slip out by that and get away . ' No sooner said than done . They hurried off out into the dark night , the princess leading , because she knew the way , having spied it out while she flew about as a dove . At midnight the witch came to the door of the room and called in to them , and the two pieces of wood answered her , so that she believed they were there , and went away again . Before daybreak she was at the door again and called to them , and again the pieces of wood answered for them . She thus thought that she had them , and when the sun rose the bridal night was past : she had then kept her promise , and could vent her anger and revenge on both of them . With the first sunbeam she broke into the room , but there she found no prince and no princess -- nothing but the two pieces of firewood , which lay in the bed , and stared , and spoke not a word .
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