content: one day her husband said to her : " i will set out and seek my fortune . and when i have found it , i will come back again and fetch you . " the princess was willing , and he went away , and was gone for eighteen years . meanwhile the princess lived in want and affliction , for her father remained hard and merciless . if her mother had not secretly given her food and money , no doubt she would have starved to death during all that time .
answer: the husband set out and seek his fortune .
question: why was the daughter's husband gone for 18 years ?
target: why was the daughter's husband gone for 18 years ?
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