Does it hurt them? She asked.
‘No, no little girl’ he laughing gently. ‘The feathers will grow again next spring.
‘So why do you cut their wings?’ she asked.
‘Because these bird will show the others that there’s food here. It’s a safe place for them to stay’ he answered her. In the spring they’ll fly back to their home in the north.
While she listened to him, she forgot the strange stories about him. Bet suddenly she remembered them and ran to the path toward the village.
Philip called after her. What’s your name?
She stopped running and turned to answer him.
‘It’s Fritha, she called back.
‘Where do you live? He asked.
‘with the fishing people in the village, she replied.
Will you come back in a day or two? You can see how the Princess is’ he said
She did not answer immediately, but at last he heard her say, ‘yes’
Then she ran along the path.