Addendum: You can read the original Saxonian fairytale 'Von der Koenigstochter, die aus ihrem Schlosse alles in ihrem Reiche sah' as collected by Josef Haltrich at http://www.members.aon.at/fresh/maerchen/index.htm and have a look at the original book-pages at http://sun250.biblio.etc.tu-bs.de/2005-3341/start.htm (Go to pages 88 ff.)
Sorry - all in German again !
Stefan