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at all；〃 said the old troll…hag； who was her mother。 〃Give
it to me。〃 But she too had not had the shirt very long in
her hands before it looked worse still； and； the more she
washed it and rubbed it； the larger and blacker grew the
spots。
So the other trolls had to come and wash； but； the more
they did； the blacker and uglier grew the shirt； until at
length it was as black as if it had been up the chimney。
〃Oh；〃 cried the Prince； 〃not one of you is good for
anything at all！ There is a beggar…girl sitting outside the
window； and I'll be bound that she can wash better than
any of you！ Come in； you girl there！〃 he cried。 So she
came in。 〃Can you wash this shirt clean？〃 he cried。 〃Oh！
I don't know；〃 she said； 〃but I will try。〃 And no sooner
had she taken the shirt and dipped it in the water than
it was white as driven snow； and even whiter than that。
〃I will marry you；〃 said the Prince。
Then the old troll…hag flew into such a rage that she
burst； and the Princess with the long nose and all the
little trolls must have burst too； for they have never been
heard of since。 The Prince and his bride set free all the
Christian folk who were imprisoned there； and took away
with them all the gold and silver that they could carry；
and moved far away from the castle which lay east of the
sun and west of the moon。＇1＇
＇1＇ Asbjornsen and Moe。