content: the walk took some time , for it was very dark , and her shoes often stuck in the mud , but she was brave as well as beautiful and never thought of turning back merely because the path was both difficult and unpleasant . at last , with her dress torn by brambles that she could not see , and her fact scratched by the twigs on the trees , she reached the spot where she and her father had been cutting in the morning , and found the axe in the place he had left it . to her surprise , three little doves were sitting on the handle , all of them looking very sad .
answer: very sad .
question: how did the three little doves look when the man's daughter saw them on the axe ?
target: how did the three little doves look when the man's daughter saw them on the axe ?
references: how did the three little doves look when the man's daughter saw them on the axe ?