The third night, the king went to the kitchen again. This time, the king set two men to hold him and jerk him awake when he fell asleep.
The king also sent two of his men to watch Bushy Bride.
But as the lovely maiden was about to come to the palace, the Bushy Bride began to sing.
The king fell asleep and his head drooped to the side.
The girl came and brushed her hair.
This time, she sent her dog out to see if it had become day. The dog came back twice. However, the king was fast asleep.
The two men with the king tried their best to wake him up. When nothing worked, the two men forced a knife in the king’s grasp.
The knife made a cut in the king’s little finger. When the king’s blood fell, the spell was broken.
The king woke up and the girl told the king all that had happened and how the Bushy Bride and her step-mother had done this.
The brother was immediately removed from the snake pit. Miraculously, none of the snakes harmed the brother.
The step-mother and the Bushy Bride were thrown into the snake pit as punishment.
After that, the king married his real bride and the marriage was spoken about in seven kingdoms.
The king and his bride lived happily ever after.
Adapted fromNorwegian Folktales
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