that was quite impossible , said the troll , for he had locked them up in a chest with three locks , and had thrust the key into his hollow tooth . but when they had unlocked the chest and looked , there were no shears there . then the princess told him that she had now given him her ball of golden twine . " here it is , " said she . " i took it away from him again without his having noticed it ; but what are we to do if he is a master of such arts ? "
he had locked them up in a chest with three locks and thrust the key into his hollow tooth .
why did the troll think it was impossible for the youth to have the shears ?
why did the troll think it was impossible for the youth to have the shears ?