She went into the forest to hide there from him. Seven days later, a king's son found her there, fell in love with her, and married her. They had a baby, and then the king's son had to go on a journey.  Her brother heard of the bride who had only one hand, and guessed it was his sister.  He tells the king and his wife that she is a witch who had killed three husbands, and lost her hand and been exiled for it.  They exile her again, with her baby.

In the forest, she sees a snake and sits very still when it begs her to let it hid in her pot.  After another snake passes by, it brings her with him, and tells her to bathe her baby in a pool.  She loses the baby and searches around with her hand.  The snake tells her to use her other arm.  She does, and finds both the baby and that her hand has been restored.  Then it brought her to its parents, who kept her as their guest because she had saved their son.

The king's son, who had fallen ill and so taken a long time to return, was shown two graves made as if for his wife and child.

The daughter, after a time, wanted to return home, and on the snake's advice, asked for its father's ring and its mother's casket, which would feed her and protect her from harm.  Using them, she got herself a fine house.  The king, his wife, and his son came to visit, bringing along her brother.  The daughter recounted her tale, and was reconciled with her husband, and her brother was exiled.

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