when she heard the fall , a smile of satisfaction crept over queen silver - tree 's face . " now i can say that i am the handsomest woman in the world , " she whispered . she went back to the lackey who stood waiting at the end of the passage . she told him that she had said all that she had to say to her daughter , and that now she must return home . so the man attended her to the boat with all due ceremony , and she set sail for her own country . no one in the castle knew that any harm had befallen their dear mistress . the prince came home from his hunting with the key of the mullioned chamber , which he had taken from his sheep - dog 's neck , in his hand . he laughed when he heard the story of queen silver - tree 's visit , and told the servants that they had done well . then he ran upstairs to open the door and release his wife . but what was his horror and dismay , when he did so , to find her lying dead at his feet on the floor . he was nearly beside himself with rage and grief . he knew that a deadly poison such as queen silver - tree had used would preserve the princess 's body so that it had no need of burial . he had it laid on a silken couch and left in the mullioned chamber , so that he could go and look at it whenever he pleased . he was so terribly lonely , however , that in a little time he married again . his second wife was just as sweet and as good as the first one had been . this new wife was very happy . there was only one little thing that caused her any trouble at all . she was too sensible to let it make her miserable . 
he will find her dead .
what will happen when the prince runs upstairs to open the door and release his wife ?
what will happen when the prince runs upstairs to open the door and release his wife ?