STEPMOTHER. [To SWANWHITE] Not many words are needed—tell your wishes—but be brief!
SWANWHITE. My foremost, highest wish is for some water with which to lave my feet.
STEPMOTHER. Cold or warm?
SWANWHITE. Warm—if I may.
STEPMOTHER. What more?
SWANWHITE. A comb to ravel out my hair.
STEPMOTHER. Silver or gold?
SWANWHITE. Are you—are you kind?
STEPMOTHER. Silver or gold?
SWANWHITE. Wood or horn will do me well enough.