now the young mistress of kittlerumpit knew that she was no beauty , and the knowledge had never vexed her ; but something in the fairy 's tone made her feel so angry that she could contain herself no longer . " in troth , fair madam , i might have had the wit to know that the like of me is not fit to tie the shoe - string of the high and mighty princess , whippety - stourie ! " if there had been a charge of gunpowder buried in the ground , and if it had suddenly exploded beneath her feet , the wicked fairy could not have jumped higher into air . and when she came down again she simply turned round and ran down the brae , shrieking with rage and disappointment , for all the world , as an old book says , " like an owl chased by witches . "
what happened after the widowed mistress revealed the old woman's name ?
she jumped into the air .
the old woman ran down the brae , shrieking with rage and disappointment .