But he said, “They will not hurt thee.” Then she cried, “I will throw down a wand to thee, and if thou smitest them with it they will do me no harm.”

When the huntsman heard that, he had no confidence in the old woman, and said, “I will not strike my animals. Come down, or I will fetch thee.”

Then she cried, “What dost thou want? Thou shalt not touch me.”

But he replied, “If thou dost not come, I will shoot thee.”