" what are you doing there , goody ? " said the princess . " i am spinning , my pretty child , " said the old woman , who did not know who she was . " ha ! " said the princess , " this is very pretty ; how do you do it ? give it to me , that i may see if i can do so . " she had no sooner taken it into her hand than , whether being very hasty at it , somewhat unhandy , or that the decree of the fairy had so ordained it , it ran into her hand , and she fell down in a swoon .
what happened as soon as the princess tried to spin the spindle ?
she fell down in a swoon .
fell down in a swoon .