The Wind gladly promised to do what he could , and as he travelled much faster than the maiden he soon arrived at the palace , where he found five tailors working night and day at the wedding clothes of the princess . Down came the Wind right in the middle of their lace and satin and trimmings of pearl ! Away they all went whiz ! through the open windows , right up into the tops of the trees , across the river , among the dancing ears of corn ! After them ran the tailors , catching , jumping , climbing , but all to no purpose ! The lace was torn , the satin stained , the pearls knocked off ! There was nothing for it but to go to the shops to buy fresh , and to begin all over again ! It was plainly quite impossible that the wedding clothes could be ready next day . However , the king was much too anxious to see his daughter married to listen to any excuses , and he declared that a dress must be put together somehow for the bride to wear . But when he went to look at the princess , she was such a figure that he agreed that it would be unfitting for her position to be seen in such a gown , and he ordered the ceremony and the banquet to be postponed for a few hours , so that the tailors might take the dress to pieces and make it fit . But by this time the maiden had arrived footsore and weary at the castle , and as soon as she reached the door she cracked her nut and drew out of it the most beautiful mantle in the world . Then she rang the bell , and asked : ` Is not the princess to be married to-day ? ' ` Yes , she is . ' ` Ask her if she would like to buy this mantle . ' And when the princess saw the mantle she was delighted , for her wedding mantle had been spoilt with all the other things , and it was too late to make another . So she told the maiden to ask what price she would , and it should be given her . The maiden fixed a large sum , many pieces of gold , but the princess had set her heart on the mantle , and gave it readily . Now the maiden hid her gold in the pocket of her dress , and turned away from the castle . The moment she was out of sight she broke her almond , and drew from it the most magnificent petticoats that ever were seen . Then she went back to the castle , and asked if the princess wished to buy any petticoats .
No sooner did the princess cast her eyes on the petticoats XXXXX she declared they were even more beautiful than the mantle , and that she would give the maiden whatever price she wanted for them .
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