The fairy said, "Very well," and leaned towards her and whispered in her ear. Then the good fairy vanished. As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her the secret of her happiness. She would only smile and answer, "The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl."
When she was very old, and on her death bed, the neighbours all rallied around her and were afraid that her fabulous secret of happiness would die with her.
"Tell us, please," they begged. "Tell us what the good fairy said."
The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, "She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me. So I do as much good as I can, whenever I can."