So when the feast began in came the three spinsters in strange guise, and the bride said, "Dear cousins, you are welcome."

"Oh," said the bridegroom, "how come you to have such dreadfully ugly relations?" And then he went up to the first spinster and said, "How is it that you have such a broad flat foot?"

"With treading," answered she, "with treading." Then he went up to the second and said, "How is it that you have such a great hanging lip?"

她们打扮得怪模怪样的，很令人发笑。 新娘马上迎上去说：
"欢迎你们，亲爱的表姐们。"
"你的几个表姐怎么长得这么丑？"王子问道。 随后，他转身走到那个大脚板女人身边，问道："您的一只脚怎么会这样大呢？"
"踏纺车踏的呗。"她回答道。
新郎又走到第二个女人身旁，问道："您的嘴唇怎么会耷拉着呢？"