this the king did not wish done at all ; but the princess tormented him so that finally he yielded in this as well . when the maids went out and brought wood for the fire from the linden - tree , it was pure silver . " we need not tell the king and the princess anything about it , " said one of them , " for they would only burn it up and melt it down . let us keep it in the wardrobe instead . it might be very useful to us some day , if some one comes along , and we want to marry . " they were all of the same mind , but when they had carried the wood a while , it grew terribly heavy . and when they looked to see why this was , the sticks of wood had turned into a little child , and before long she had become the most beautiful princess imaginable .
pure silver .
what did the wood from the linden-tree turn into ?
what did the wood from the linden-tree turn into ?