she began to weep and said, "alas, how shall i ever pay for the pots now?" the king had, however, wished by this to force her to marry the captain; but instead of that, she again went to the potter, and asked him if he would lend to her once more. he said, "no," she must first pay for the things she had already had. then she went to her father and cried and lamented, and said she would go forth into the world. then said he, "i will have a little hut built for thee in the forest outside, and in it thou shalt stay all thy life long and cook for every one, but thou shalt take no money for it." when the hut was ready, a sign was hung on the door whereon was written, "to-day given, to-morrow sold." there she remained a long time, and it was rumored about the world that a maiden was there who cooked without asking for payment, and that this was set forth on a sign outside her door. the huntsman heard it likewise, and thought to himself, "that would suit thee. thou art poor, and hast no money." so he took his air-gun and his knapsack, wherein all the things which he had formerly carried away with him from the castle as tokens of his truthfulness were still lying, and went into the forest, and found the hut with the sign, "to-day given, to-morrow sold." he had put on the sword with which he had cut off the heads of the three giants, and thus entered the hut, and ordered something to eat to be given to him. he was charmed with the beautiful maiden, who was indeed as lovely as any picture. she asked him whence he came and whither he was going, and he said, "i am roaming about the world." then she asked him where he had got the sword, for that truly her father’s name was on it. he asked her if she were the king’s daughter. "yes," answered she. "with this sword," said he, "did i cut off the heads of three giants." and he took their tongues out of his knapsack in proof. then he also showed her the slipper, and the corner of the neck-kerchief, and the bit of the night-dress. hereupon she was overjoyed, and said that he was the one who had delivered her. on this they went together to the old king, and fetched him to the hut, and she led him into her room, and told him that the huntsman was the man who had really set her free from the giants. and when the aged king saw all the proofs of this, he could no longer doubt, and said that he was very glad he knew how everything had happened, and that the huntsman should have her to wife, on which the maiden was glad at heart. then she dressed the huntsman as if he were a foreign lord, and the king ordered a feast to be prepared. when they went to table, the captain sat on the left side of the king’s daughter, but the huntsman was on the right, and the captain thought he was a foreign lord who had come on a visit.