but the wife answered : ' if your daughter is wet already , it is all the more reason that she should go and get the axe . besides , she is a great strong girl , and a little rain will not hurt her , while my daughter would be sure to catch a bad cold . ' by long experience the man knew there was no good saying any more , and with a sigh he told the poor girl she must return to the forest for the axe .
why did the wife not want her daughter to fetch the axe ?
her daughter would be sure to catch a bad cold .
her daughter would be sure to catch a bad cold .