when the flower queen heard that her daughter wanted to marry the prince , she said to him : ' i will give my consent to your marriage gladly , but my daughter can only stay with you in summer . in winter , when everything is dead and the ground covered with snow , she must come and live with me in my palace underground . ' the prince consented to this , and led his beautiful bride home , where the wedding was held with great pomp and magnificence . the young couple lived happily together till winter came , when the flower queen 's daughter departed and went home to her mother . in summer she returned to her husband , and their life of joy and happiness began again , and lasted till the approach of winter , when the flower queen 's daughter went back again to her mother . this coming and going continued all her life long , and in spite of it they always lived happily together .
why did the young couple live happily together till winter came ?
the flower queen 's daughter departed and went home to her mother .
the flower queen 's daughter departed and went home to her mother .