after three days ' search , they found the hut . the prince was still sitting by the door and had been so happy in the maiden 's company that the time had seemed like a single hour . before leaving he promised to return and fetch her to his father 's court , where he would make her his bride . when he had gone , she sat down to her wheel to make up for lost time , but was dismayed to find that her thread had lost all its brightness . her heart beat fast and she wept bitterly , for she remembered the old woman 's warning and knew not what misfortune might now befall her .
dismayed .
how did the maiden feel when she found that her thread had lost all its brightness ?
how did the maiden feel when she found that her thread had lost all its brightness ?