She was modest and humble to the core

Nicholas started to laugh out loud for the second time that day while holding his tummy. He even rolled on the floor and talked in between his violent guffaw as if he was truly enjoying that moment.

"I can't believe that he thought, he could find a solution from this fairytale book. I don't even understand why anyone would think that they could figure out the solution to their problem from a no-sense story like this one..." He stated and continued his boisterous laugh for almost ten minutes.

Once he had calmed down, both the ladies looked at him and rolled their eyes in annoyance. Especially, Ersla, as this was her story he was criticizing and that too in front of her without any fear.