They sat down quietly for a little , as they were tired after their drive ; then they had supper together , and lay down to rest . During the night the Princess noticed that the Pig had changed into a man . She was not a little surprised , but remembering her father 's words , she took courage , determined to wait and see what would happen . And now she noticed that every night the Pig became a man , and every morning he was changed into a Pig before she awoke . This happened several nights running , and the Princess could not understand it at all . Clearly her husband must be bewitched . In time she grew quite fond of him , he was so kind and gentle . One fine day as she was sitting alone she saw an old witch go past . She felt quite excited , as it was so long since she had seen a human being , and she called out to the old woman to come and talk to her . Among other things the witch told her that she understood all magic arts , and that she could foretell the future , and knew the healing powers of herbs and plants . ' I shall be grateful to you all my life , old dame , ' said the Princess , ` if you will tell me what is the matter with my husband . Why is he a Pig by day and a human being by night ? ' ' I was just going to tell you that one thing , my dear , to show you what a good fortune-teller I am . If you like , I will give you a herb to break the spell . ' ` If you will only give it to me , ' said the Princess , ' I will give you anything you choose to ask for , for I can not bear to see him in this state . ' ` Here , then , my dear child , ' said the witch , ` take this thread , but do not let him know about it , for if he did it would lose its healing power . At night , when he is asleep , you must get up very quietly , and fasten the thread round his left foot as firmly as possible ; and you will see in the morning he will not have changed back into a Pig , but will still be a man . I do not want any reward . I shall be sufficiently repaid by knowing that you are happy . It almost breaks my heart to think of all you have suffered , and I only wish I had known it sooner , as I should have come to your rescue at once . '
When the old witch had gone away the Princess hid the thread very carefully , and XXXXX night she got up quietly , and with a beating heart she bound the thread round her husband 's foot .
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