but the two sisters had no children, and once when the king was obliged to go from home he invited them to come to the queen in order to cheer her, for she was about to bear a child. she had a little boy who brought a bright red star into the world with him. then the two sisters said to each other that they would throw the beautiful boy into the water. when they had thrown him in (i believe it was into the weser) a little bird flew up into the air, which sang,