There was once a shoemaker who had a vegetable garden in which grew a
bed of brinjals (or egg plant). Unknown to him, a fairy used sometimes
to come and walk there; and one day, while passing the brinjal bushes,
a thorn on them caught one of her wings and broke it, so that she
was unable to fly, and had to remain where she was.
Next time the shoemaker visited his garden he saw a beautiful woman
in it; and, not knowing that she was a fairy, asked her to tell him
her name, and how she came there.