at last she pitied him , and removed the charm , and the horns dropped down on the ground , and he would have killed her on the spot , only he was as weak as water , and his fellow - servants came in and carried him up to the big house . well , some way or other the story came to the ears of the prince , and he strolled down that way . she had only the dress of a countrywoman on her as she sat sewing at the window , but that did not hide her beauty , and he was greatly puzzled after he had a good look , just as a body is puzzled to know whether something happened to him when he was young or if he only dreamed it . well , the witch 's daughter heard about it too , and she came to see the strange girl ; and what did she find her doing but cutting out the pattern of a gown from brown paper ; and as she cut away , the paper became the richest silk she ever saw . the witch 's daughter looked on with greedy eyes , and , says she , ' what would you be satisfied to take for that scissors ? ' ' i 'll take nothing , ' says she , ' but leave to spend one night outside the prince 's chamber . ' well , the proud lady fired up , and was going to say something dreadful ; but the scissors kept on cutting , and the silk growing richer and richer every inch . so she promised what the girl had asked her .
the scissors turned the paper into silk .
why did the witch's daughter want the scissors ?
why did the witch's daughter want the scissors ?