she had hardly spoken when the horse appeared , and mounting on his back she started for the village where the wedding was to be held . at first she was so delighted with the chance of a holiday from the work which she hated , that she noticed nothing , but very soon it struck her as odd that as she passed along the roads full of people they all laughed as they looked at her horse . at length she caught some words uttered by one man to another . ' why , the farmer 's wife has sold her horse 's tail ! ' and turned in her saddle . yes ; it was true . her horse had no tail ! she had forgotten to ask for one , and the wicked dwarfs had carried out her orders to the letter !
because she did n't ask for one .
why did the horse have no tail ?
why did the horse have no tail ?