When the king heard this he ordered his great golden carriage to be prepared , and in it to be placed some magnificent robes ; and the old woman wrapped herself in a thick veil , and was driven to the castle . The king was eagerly awaiting her , and when she arrived he begged her politely to raise her veil and let him see her face . But she answered : ` Here the tapers are too bright and the light too strong . Would you have me turn black under your very eyes ? ' And the king believed her words , and the marriage took place without the veil being once lifted . Afterwards , when they were alone , he raised the corner , and knew for the first time that he had wedded a wrinkled old woman . And , in a furious burst of anger , he dashed open the window and flung her out . But , luckily for her , her clothes caught on a nail in the wall , and kept her hanging between heaven and earth . While she was thus suspended , expecting every moment to be dashed to the ground , four fairies happened to pass by . ` Look , sisters , ' cried one , ` surely that is the old woman that the king sent for . Shall we wish that her clothes may give way , and that she should be dashed to the ground ? ' ` Oh no ! no ! ' exclaimed another . ` Let us wish her something good . I myself will wish her youth . ' ` And I beauty . ' ` And I wisdom . ' ` And I a tender heart . ' So spake the fairies , and went their way , leaving the most beautiful maiden in the world behind them .
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