She went in , swept and dusted the furniture , and put everything tidy . Then she ate a very good dinner , which was on a shelf in the corner , and once more clambered up to the top of her tree . As the sun set she saw the same young man walking gaily down the path , and , as before , he pushed aside the rock and disappeared behind it . Next morning out came the lion . He looked sharply about him on all sides , but saw no one , and then vanished into the forest . The maiden then came down from the tree and did exactly as she had done the day before . Thus three days went by , and every day she went and tidied up the palace . At length , when the girl found she was no nearer to discovering the secret , she resolved to ask him , and in the evening when she caught sight of him coming through the wood she came down from the tree and begged him to tell her his name . The young man looked very pleased to see her , and said he thought it must be she who had secretly kept his house for so many days . And he added that he was a prince enchanted by a powerful giant , but was only allowed to take his own shape at night , for all day he was forced to appear as the lion whom she had so often helped ; and , more than this , it was the giant who had stolen the oxen and the asses and the pigs in revenge for her kindness . And the girl asked him , ` What can I do to disenchant you ? ' But he said he was afraid it was very difficult , because the only way was to get a lock of hair from the head of a king 's daughter , to spin it , and to make from it a cloak for the giant , who lived up on the top of a high mountain . ` Very well , ' answered the girl , ' I will go to the city , and knock at the door of the king 's palace , and ask the princess to take me as a servant . ' So they parted , and when she arrived at the city she walked about the streets crying , ` Who will hire me for a servant ? Who will hire me for a servant ? ' But , though many people liked her looks , for she was clean and neat , the maiden would listen to none , and still continued crying , ` Who will hire me for a servant ? Who will hire me for a servant ? ' At last there came the waiting-maid of the princess . ` What can you do ? ' she said ; and the girl was forced to confess that she could do very little .
` Then you will have XXXXX do scullion 's work , and wash up dishes , ' said she ; and they went straight back to the palace .
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