content: then the old woman showed her husband the sparrow 's tongue , saying : " here is the tongue i cut off ! horrid little bird , why did it eat all my starch ? " " how could you be so cruel ? oh ! how could you so cruel ? " was all that the old man could answer . he was too kind - hearted to punish his be shrew of a wife , but he was terribly distressed at what had happened to his poor little sparrow .
answer: appalled .
question: how did the man feel when his wife confessed ?
target: how did the man feel when his wife confessed ?
references: how did the man feel when his wife confessed ?