A guard overheard three sisters. One wanted to marry a baker, one wanted to marry a steward, and one wanted to marry the king. All three wishes came to pass. Two sisters were jealous. For the queen’s first child, the sisters acted as midwives and replaced the child with a dog. The queen’s son was sent down the river. A gardener and his wife discovered and raised him. For the queen’s second child, the sisters replaced the child with a cat. This son was sent down the river. A gardener and his wife discovered and raised him. For the queen’s third child, the sisters replaced the child with a stick. The daughter was sent down river. Once again, the gardener and his wife took in the child. Time passed and the queen, depressed from losing three children, roamed the kingdom. She saw a garden. She told the gardeners that three things were missing from the garden: a speaking bird, a dancing tree, and living water. The boy, the queen’s lost son, left on this quest. He was warned not to listen to a voice that says “Throwaway child! Shame!” Not heeding the warning, he reacted and he turned into a crystal ball. The second boy, another of the queen’s lost sons, left on the quest and faced the same fate. The girl, the queen’s lost daughter, prepared to leave on the quest, ignored the voice, and restored her brothers. All three siblings returned the three items to the garden. The king, queen, and the queen’s two sisters traveled to the garden to see. The speaking bird revealed the crimes of the sisters. The king sentenced the sisters to death. The queen invited the gardener and his wife to live in the castle with the children.