The Horned Women (3)

The Horned Women (3)

To her surprise another witch came into the room, this time with a pair of horns and carrying a spinning wheel.

" Make room for me, " she said.
" I am the Witch of Two Horns. "

And no sooner had she said this than she started to spin, producing fine woolen yarn faster than anyone the lady had seen before.

Again and again there came knocks on the door, and the lady felt she had to let in all the newcomers until there were twelve, each with one horn more than the previous witch.
They all sat around the fire, carding and spinning.

The lady of the house wanted to run away, but her legs would not let her ; she wanted to scream, but her mouth would not open.

She realized that she was under the spell of the horned women.

As she sat watching them, what she could do, one of the witches called to her, " Bake us all a cake. "

The lady found she could stand up but she couldn't find a pot to collect water from the well.

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