Seeing a young, beautiful woman outside the door, he seized took her by the hand and dragged her to dance. But she fought back
him with all his might, turning his head away and hiding his eyes. The princess was so afraid that he would recognize her! After all, it was King Thrushbeard - the same King Thrushbeard, whom she had ridiculed for some reason not so long ago and drove away in disgrace. But it was not so easy to escape from his strong hands.
King Thrushbeard brought the dishwasher queen to the very the middle of the hall and started dancing with her. And then the tie of her apron snapped. The pots fell out of their pockets, hit the floor, and shattered into small shards. Splashed in all directions, and the first and second, and soup and roast, and bones and crusts.