content: so she mentioned first one name and then another , always pretending to think that she had hit upon the right one ; and all the time the peerie boy jumped from side to side with delight , for he thought that she would never find out the right name , and that half of the cloth would be his . but at last the princess grew tired of joking , and she cried out , with a little laugh of triumph , " do you by any chance know anyone called peerifool , little mannikin ? " then he knew that in some way she had found out what men called him , and he was so angry and disappointed that he flung the webs of cloth down in a heap on the floor , and ran out at the door , slamming it behind him . meanwhile the giant was coming down the hill in the darkening , and , to his astonishment , he met a troop of little peerie folk toiling up it , looking as if they were so tired that they could hardly get along . their eyes were dim and listless , their heads were hanging on their breasts , and their lips were so long and twisted that the poor little people looked quite hideous . the giant asked how this was , and they told him that they had to work so hard all day , spinning for their master that they were quite exhausted ; and that the reason why their lips were so distorted was that they used them constantly to wet their fingers , so that they might pull the wool in very fine strands from the distaff . " i always thought a great deal of women who could spin , " said the giant , " and i looked out for a housewife that could do so . but after this i will be more careful , for the housewife that i have now is a bonnie little woman , and i would be loth to have her spoil her face in that manner . " and he hurried home in a great state of mind in case he should find that his new servant 's pretty red lips had grown long and ugly in his absence . 
answer: they used them constantly to wet their fingers , so that they might pull the wool in very fine strands from the distaff .
question: why were the peerie folk's lips so distorted ?
target: why were the peerie folk's lips so distorted ?
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