Whentheoldwomansawthatthepowersofhermagicwereofsolittleavail，shehadrecoursetocunning。Shethrewalotofgoldnutsintothepond，hopinginthiswaytocatchtheduck，butallhereffortswerefruitless，forthelittlecreaturerefusedtoletitselfbecaught。
Thenanewideastruckthewickedoldwoman，andhidingherselfbehindtherockwhichhadshelteredthefugitives，shewaitedbehindit，watchingcarefullyforthemomentwhenthePrinceandherdaughtershouldresumetheirnaturalformsandcontinuetheirjourney。
Shehadnottowaitlong，forassoonasthegirlthoughthermotherwassafelyoutoftheway，shechangedherselfandthePrinceoncemoreintotheirhumanshape，andsetoutcheerfullyfortheriver。
ButtheyhadnotgonemanystepswhenthewickedFairyhurriedafterthem，adrawndaggerinherhand，andwascloseuponthem，whensuddenly，insteadofthePrinceandherdaughter，shefoundherselfinfrontofagreatstonechurch，whoseentrancewascarefullyguardedbyahugemonk。
Breathlesswithrageandpassion，shetriedtoplungeherdaggerintothemonk’sheart，butitfellshatteredinpiecesatherfeet。Inherdesperationshedeterminedtopulldownthechurch，andthustodestroyhertwovictimsforever。Shestampedthreetimesontheground，andtheearthtrembled，andboththechurchandthemonkbegantoshake。AssoonastheFairysawthissheretreatedtosomedistancefromthebuilding，soasnottobehurtherselfbyitsfall。Butoncemoreherschemewasdoomedtofailure，forhardlyhadshegoneayardfromthechurchthanbothitandthemonkdisappeared，andshefoundherselfinawoodblackasnight，andfullofwolvesandbearsandwildanimalsofallsortsanddescriptions。