A year later, she had her first child, and they were both very happy. She had forgotten all about her promise to the funny looking little man, until one day he suddenly appeared and reminded her of it. The queen was horrified. She offered him all the riches in the kingdom if only he could forget her promise to him. She cried and cried and cried. In fact she cried so much that the little man took pity on her. "I will give you three days grace" he said. "If, in that time, you can find out what my name is, you can keep your baby."

 
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