The witch was enchanted at this sight , and eagerly helped her brother to set down and open the chest , which was full of the ghastly food she had been longing for . The horrid pair set to and greedily devoured it all , and when the chest was quite empty the giant put it on his shoulder and disappeared as he had come , without leaving any trace of his visit . But his sister did not keep quiet for long , and tore and pulled at the rich brocade as if she wanted to destroy it , stamping about and shouting angrily . Now , all this time Prince Asmund and his sister sat in their trees just outside the window and saw all that was going on . ` Dear Signy , ' said Asmund , ` do try to get hold of that piece of brocade and make the clothes yourself , for really we shall have no rest day or night with such a noise . ' ' I will try , ' said Signy ; ` it wo n't be an easy matter , but it 's worth while taking some trouble to have a little peace . ' So she watched for an opportunity and managed to carry off the brocade the first time the witch left her room . Then she set to work , cutting out and sewing as best she could , and by the end of six days she had turned it into an elegant robe with a long train and a mantle . When it was finished she climbed to the top of her tree and contrived to throw the clothes on to a table through the open window . How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished ! The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him , and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work , after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner . But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever , and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared . When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence . He went to Prince Ring and said : ` Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess 's room . ' The prince was not a little surprised , but he consented to hide himself with Asmund behind the panelling of the room , from where they could see all that went on through a little slit . The witch was raving and roaring as usual , and said to her brother : ` Once I am married to the king 's son I shall be better off than now . I shall take care to have all that pack of courtiers put to death , and then I shall send for all my relations to come and live here instead . I fancy the giants will enjoy themselves very much with me and my husband . ' When Prince Ring heard this he fell into such a rage that he ordered the house to be set on fire , and it was burnt to the ground , with the witch and her brother in it . Asmund then told the prince about the two oak trees and took him to see them .
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