She must die and you must obey me. If not… you will die…” She hands her a dagger. Scene 3  They announce the Princess's arrival. She has come to ask the Queen to be present at her wedding. Hiding her envy, the Queen receives the Princess courteously and agrees to her request. Then the Queen asks her to go into the nearby forest with her nurse to pick forget-me-nots, of which the Queen is extremely fond. The Princess, delighted that she can bring pleasure to the Queen, kisses her hand and leaves with the nurse. Scene 4  As soon as she leaves, the Queen walks up to the mirror and says to herself: “Now I shall be the most beautiful of all.” Scene 5 – A dense forest  The Princess enters with her nursemaid. Compelled to obey the Queen, the nurse is trembling. The Princess looks around in all directions and says to her, “This forest frightens me; there are no forget-me-nots here; why did you bring me so far from the castle?” “The Queen commanded me,” the nurse answers. “Why?” asks the Princess. “She commanded me to bring you to this forest and to kill you!” “Me? What have I done?” “You are more beautiful than she,” the nurse sobs. “And you must kill me for that? No, no that is not possible! You would not commit such a horrible deed!” “It must be thus,” the nurse answers, weeping and holding the dagger in her hand. The Princess pleads on her knees, “Take pity on me, on my youth!” The nurse, powerfully moved, throws down the dagger, and embraces her, kisses her, saying, “Stay here, try to get your bearings and find a way out of this horrible forest.” They pray. Then the nurse kisses her warmly again and saying, “May the Lord protect you,” she flees like one insane. Scene 6  The Princess calls after her for help, but in vain. The nurse is too far away to hear the Princess's calls. Trembling, the Princess looks to find her way, walking through the trees and trying to get out of the forest, she disappears among them. Scene 7  Little by little, the stage fills with dryads, who have gathered for diversion.