and the woman began to weep afresh . her husband , distressed to see her so unhappy , and thinking that he could not have heard aright , said : " tell me what you mean ! how is your life in danger here ? " " i will tell you since you ask me . your daughter dislikes me as her step - mother . for some time past she has shut herself up in her room morning and evening , and looking in as i pass by , i am convinced that she has made an image of me and is trying to kill me by magic art , cursing me daily . it is not safe for me to stay here , such being the case ; indeed , indeed , i must go away , we can not live under the same roof any more . "
made an image of her and was trying to kill her by magic art , curing her daily .
what did the step-mother say the daughter was doing ?
what did the step-mother say the daughter was doing ?