content: the old man lent a willing ear to their tale of love , for in his inmost heart he felt sorry for these faithful suitors and would have liked to see his lovely foster - daughter married to one of them . so he went in to princess moonlight and said reverently : " although you have always seemed to me to be a heavenly being , yet i have had the trouble of bringing you up as my own child and you have been glad of the protection of my roof . will you refuse to do as i wish ? "
answer: he lent a willing ear to their tale of love .
question: what happened because the old man felt sorry for the faithful suitors ?
target: what happened because the old man felt sorry for the faithful suitors ?
references: what happened because the old man felt sorry for the faithful suitors ?