They were happy, for they had small, beautiful feet, and each one believed that she could not fail.

The oldest one went to her bedroom and tried on the slipper. The front of her foot went in, but her heel was too large, so she took the knife and cut part of it off, so she could force her foot into the slipper.

Then it was the turn of the younger daughter to try. She took the slipper into her bedroom, and because her foot was too long, she bit her teeth together, and cut off a large part of her toes, then quickly pulled on the slipper.

The prince looked down and saw that her white stockings were stained red, and that blood and had come up high on them.