ONCE UPON A TIME, there lived a carpenter and his wife. More than anything, they wanted a child of their own. At long last, their wish came true – the wife was going to have a baby! From the second floor window of their small house, the wife could see into the garden next door. Such fine fresh rows of plants and flowers there were! But no one dared to go over the garden wall to see them up close. For the garden belonged to a witch! One day the wife was looking down at the garden from her window. How fresh-looking were those big green heads of lettuce! “It is just what I need to eat!” said the wife to her husband. “You must go and get me some.” “But we cannot!” said the carpenter. “You know as well as I do that the garden belongs to the witch, who lives next door.” “If I cannot have that lettuce,” said the wife, “I will not eat anything at all!” "That lettuce looks so good!” said the wife. “It is just what I need to eat." What could the c