hase - hime was a skilled musician though so young , and often astonished her masters by her wonderful memory and talent . on this momentous occasion she played well . but princess terute , her step - mother , who was a lazy woman and never took the trouble to practice daily , broke down in her accompaniment and had to request one of the court ladies to take her place . this was a great disgrace , and she was furiously jealous to think that she had failed where her step - daughter succeeded . to make matters worse the emperor sent many beautiful gifts to the little princess to reward her for playing so well at the palace . there was also now another reason why princess terute hated her step - daughter , for she had had the good fortune to have a son born to her , and in her inmost heart she kept saying : " if only hase - hime were not here , my son would have all the love of his father . "
her son would have all the love of his father .
why did princess terute wish hase-hime was not there ?
why did princess terute wish hase-hime was not there ?