 Then after three days, thousands of grass snakes march into the yard of her parents house.They come to claim Eglė as their master's bride and their future queen, but are tricked by her relatives each time.A goose, a sheep and then a cow are given instead of the bride to the legion of the grass snakes, but once they start a journey back home, the cuckoo, who's sitting in the birch tree, warns them about the deceit.