Her own daughter, who was ugly as night and had only one eye, complained to her, saying, "I am the one who should have become queen."

　　"Just be quiet," answered the old woman, then comforted her by saying, "When the time comes I shall be at hand."

　　As time went by the queen brought a handsome little boy into the world. It happened at a time when the king was out hunting. Then the old witch took the form of the chambermaid, went into the room where the queen was lying and said to her, "Come, your bath is ready. It will do you good and give you fresh strength. Hurry, before it gets cold."

　　the witch's daughter was also nearby. They carried the weak queen into the bathroom and put her into the tub. Then they locked the door shut and ran away. Now they had made a fire of such hellish heat in the bathroom that the beautiful young queen soon suffocated.

　　When this was done the old woman took her daughter, put a nightcap on her head, and laid her in the queen's bed. Furthermore, she gave her the form and appearance of the queen, but she could not replace the lost eye. So that the king would not notice it, the witch's daughter was to lie on the side where she had no eye.

　　In the evening when the king came home and heard that he had a little son he was delighted. He was about to go to his dear wife's bed to see how she was, when the old woman quickly called out, "You must leave the curtains closed. The queen is not yet permitted to look into the light, and she must have her rest."

　　the king went away, not knowing that a false queen was lying there in her bed. At midnight when everyone was asleep, the nurse who was sitting in the nursery by the cradle, and who was the only one still awake, saw the door open and the true queen walk in. She took the child from the cradle, laid him on her arm, and nursed him. Then she fluffed up his pillow, laid him back down, and covered him with his little quilt. And she did not forget the deer, but went to the corner where he was lying and stroked his back. Then she went back out through the door without saying a word.

　　the next morning the nurse asked the watchmen whether anyone had come into the castle during the night, and they answered, "No, we did not see anyone."

　　In this manner she came many nights, never speaking a word. the nurse saw her every time, but she did not dare to tell anyone about it. After some time had thus passed, the queen began to speak in the night, saying, "How is my child? How is my deer? I shall come two more times, then never again."

　　the nurse did not answer her, but when the queen had disappeared again, she went to the king and told him everything.

　　the king said, "Good heaven, what is this? Tomorrow night I will keep watch by the child."

　　That evening he went into the nursery, and at midnight the queen again appeared and said, "How is my child? How is my deer? I shall come one more time, then never again."

　　She nursed the child as she had done before, and then disappeared.

　　the king did not dare to speak to her, but on the following night he kept watch again. Once again she said, "How is my child? How is my deer? I come this one time, then never again."

　　Now the king could not restrain himself. He jumped towards her, saying, "You can only be my dear wife."

　　She answered, "Yes, I am your dear wife," and in that moment, by the grace of God, she came back to life, fresh, vibrant, and healthy.

　　She told the king about the crime that the wicked witch and her daughter had committed against her. The king ordered both to be brought before the court, and a judgment was pronounced against them. The daughter was led into the woods where she was torn to pieces by wild animals, and the witch was thrown into a fire where she miserably burned to death. And as soon as she had burned to ashes, the deer was transformed, and he received his human form again. And the sister and the brother lived happily together until they died.