FAMILY DYNAMICS
This parent died shortly after telling Ashputtle to "be good and say your prayers."
Who is her mother?
This animal, perched in the hazel tree, would throw down whatever Ashputtle wished for.
What is a little white bird?
This is the specific type of legume the stepmother repeatedly dumped into the ashes.
What are lentils?
The king arranged the celebration to last for this many days.
What is three?
Ashputtle received her nickname because she always looked like these two adjectives.
Answer: What are dusty and dirty?
Though beautiful on the outside, the stepsisters are described as having hearts that were these two things.
What are ugly and black?
These were the first two types of birds Ashputtle called upon to help her with the lentils.
What are tame little doves and turtledoves?
Ashputtle was given this many hours to complete the first task of picking out one bowl of lentils.
What is two hours?
The Prince refused to dance with anyone else, stating this four-word phrase to anyone who asked.
What is "She is my partner"?
When her fine clothes were taken away, Ashputtle was forced to wear this color dress.
Answer: What is gray?
Ashputtle’s father brought her this simple gift after it knocked off his hat in a copse.
What is a hazel branch (or sprig)?
In her rhyming plea, Ashputtle asks the birds to put the bad lentils here.
What is their crop?
The stepmother told Ashputtle she couldn't go to the wedding because she had nothing to wear and didn't know how to do this.
What is dance?
Ashputtle’s first dress from the tree was made of these two precious metals.
Answer: What are gold and silver?
Instead of leather, Ashputtle was forced to wear shoes made of this material for her daily chores.
Answer: What is wood (wooden shoes)?
Ashputtle’s father used these two tools to break into the dovecote while searching for the mystery girl.
What are an ax and a pick?
Ashputtle summoned the birds through this specific location to reach the ashes in the kitchen.
What is the kitchen window?
For the second challenge, the stepmother increased the difficulty to this many bowlfuls in only one hour.
What is two bowlfuls?
Ashputtle’s slippers were embroidered with silver and this other fine material.
Answer: What is silk?
After the dance, Ashputtle would hide her fine clothes here for the bird to take away.
Answer: What is her mother's grave?
The stepsisters mockingly called Ashputtle this "regal" name as they laughed and led her to the kitchen.
What is a haughty princess?
On the second night, the birds threw down a dress described with this specific adjective, noting it was "even more" so than the first.
What is dazzling?
The stepmother used this derogatory 6-letter term, meaning a person who is untidy or lazy, to address Ashputtle.
What is a sloven?
The family assumed the mysterious dancer was the daughter of one of these.
Answer: What is a foreign king?
This was the only source of light burning in the kitchen when the father and Prince found Ashputtle in the ashes.
Answer: What is a dim oil lamp?