It was n't long till she heard how a young prince , that was just arrived , was living in the palace of the young mistress . He seldom stirred abroad , and every one that saw him remarked how silent and sorrowful he went about , like a person that was searching for some lost thing . The servants and conceited folk at the big house began to take notice of the beautiful young woman at the lodge , and to annoy her with their impudence . The head footman was the most troublesome , and at last she invited him to come and take tea with her . Oh , how rejoiced he was , and how he bragged of it in the servants ' hall ! Well , the evening came , and the footman walked into the lodge , and was shown to her sitting-room ; for the lodge-keeper and his wife stood in great awe of her , and gave her two nice rooms for herself . Well , he sat down as stiff as a ramrod , and was talking in a grand style about the great doings at the castle , while she was getting the tea and toast ready . ` Oh , ' says she to him , ` would you put your hand out at the window and cut me off a sprig or two of honeysuckle ? ' He got up in great glee , and put out his hand and head ; and said she , ` By the virtue of my magic gifts , let a pair of horns spring out of your head , and sing to the lodge . ' Just as she wished , so it was . They sprung from the front of each ear , and met at the back . Oh , the poor wretch ! And how he bawled and roared ! and the servants that he used to be boasting to were soon flocking from the castle , and grinning , and huzzaing , and beating tunes on tongs and shovels and pans ; and he cursing and swearing , and the eyes ready to start out of his head , and he so black in the face , and kicking out his legs behind him like mad . At last she pitied him , and removed the charm , and the horns dropped down on the ground , and he would have killed her on the spot , only he was as weak as water , and his fellow-servants came in and carried him up to the big house . Well , some way or other the story came to the ears of the prince , and he strolled down that way . She had only the dress of a countrywoman on her as she sat sewing at the window , but that did not hide her beauty , and he was greatly puzzled after he had a good look , just as a body is puzzled to know whether something happened to him when he was young or if he only dreamed it . Well , the witch 's daughter heard about it too , and she came to see the strange girl ; and what did she find her doing but cutting out the pattern of a gown from brown paper ; and as she cut away , the paper became the richest silk she ever saw . The witch 's daughter looked on with greedy eyes , and , says she , ` What would you be satisfied to take for that scissors ? ' ` I 'll take nothing , ' says she , ` but leave to spend one night outside the prince 's chamber . '
Well , the proud lady fired up , and was going to say something dreadful ; but the scissors kept XXXXX cutting , and the silk growing richer and richer every inch .
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