whip, saying "Get away, you witchcraft!"

Whereupon she witched him, and he fell ill, and was cured as we have
seen.

When he got well he watched the old witch, and saw she often visited
the house of an old miser who lived near by with his beautiful
niece. Now all the people in the village touched their hats most
respectfully to this old miser, for they knew he had dealings with
the witch, and they were as much afraid of him as of her; but
everyone loved the miser's kind and beautiful niece.



III.

When the fairies got home the queen told her daughter:

"I have no power over the old witch for twelve months from to-day,
and then I have no power over her life. She must lose that by the
arm of a man."

So the next day the daughter was sent out again to see whether she
could find a person suited to that purpose.

In the village lived a small crofter, who was afraid of nothing; he
was the boldest man thereabouts; and one day he passed the miser
without saluting him. The old fellow went off at once and told the
witch.