You decide to listen to her story of the past...
"I remember I was the only child in the family..." she paused for a moment
and continued, "I lived with my father and mother, and we work hard to
survive. One day, my mother fell ill, and she told me not to cry that she
always be there when I need her. About a year later, my father had taken
another wife. At the same time, she had brought two daughters along to live
with us. I tried to be friendly and nice to my new mother and my two sisters,
but they kept treated me like a slave. I kept this secret from my father, for he
will not have to worry; furthmore, I always do what they pleased, for I have
nowhere to go. Fortunately, with the help from many different kinds of birds
(I think they must be sent from my mother), I was able to married to the King's
son, Barbarosa. Barbarosa and I enjoyed many good times together: singing,
watched birds in the sky, poetry, dancing, and anything you can name it. But
everything comes to an end when my wicked stepmother and sisters spread
rumor about withcraft..."
She stopped and said to me, "Did you hear anything? I think there is
someone outside." But you were too deep in her story that you ask her to
continue. (Are you...)