Then the Queen answered, "I like nothing better than the sound of the spinning-wheel, and always feel happy when I hear its humming; let me take your daughter with me to the castle - I have plenty of flax, she shall spin there to her heart's content." The mother was only too glad of the offer, and the Queen took the girl with her.

When they reached the castle the Queen showed her three rooms which were filled with the finest flax as full as they could hold.

"Now you can spin me this flax," said she, "and when you can show it me all done you shall have my eldest son for bridegroom; you may be poor, but I make nothing of that - your industry is dowry enough." 

我穷啊，哪买得起那么多的亚麻呀。

 "

王后听了说道：

"

我最爱纺纱。让你的女儿随我进宫去吧，我有的是亚麻，她愿意纺多少就纺多少。

"

母亲听了这话，打心眼儿里高兴，满口答应下来，王后便带着女孩走了。

她们到了王宫之后，王后领着女孩上了楼，把三间库房指给她看，只见库房里装满了最好的亚麻。

 "

喏，你就为我纺这些亚麻吧，

"

王后说道，

"

你什么时候纺完了，就嫁给我的长子。

"