<P> Cinderella , returning from the last night of the festival , describes how the Prince had spread pitch on the stairs to prevent her from escaping . Caught between wanting to escape and wanting to stay , she eventually resolves to let the Prince decide , leaving him one of her slippers as a clue to her identity ( `` On the Steps of the Palace '' ) . The Baker 's Wife frantically tries to convince her to give up her other shoe , offering her the sixth magic bean in exchange for it . Cinderella throws the bean aside , but trades shoes with the Baker 's Wife and flees , while unbeknownst to anyone a second beanstalk starts to grow . The Baker arrives with another cow ; they now have all four items . The Prince 's Steward grabs the slipper from the Baker 's Wife , and they are fighting over it when a great crash is heard and Jack 's mother runs in to report that a Giant seeking revenge from Jack for stealing his magic harp has fallen from the first beanstalk when Jack chopped it and is dead in her backyard . The Prince , more concerned with finding Cinderella , waves her off and departs with one of the slippers , giving the other to the Baker and his wife . Jack , to the relief of his mother , returns with the magic harp . The Witch discovers that the new cow is not pure white ; it is covered with flour . However , the Witch is able to bring Milky White back to life and instructs the Baker and his Wife to feed the items to her . Jack tries to milk her , but no milk comes . The Baker 's Wife admits that the hair is Rapunzel 's , and the Witch furiously explains that the magic will not work because the Witch has already touched Rapunzel 's hair , which is also why she had asked the Baker and his Wife to get the objects for her : she 's not allowed to touch any of the objects . The Mysterious Man tells the Baker to feed the hair - like corn silk to the cow . Now Milky White gives milk which is the potion . The Witch reveals that the Mysterious Man is the Baker 's father . The Witch drinks the potion , and suddenly the Mysterious Man falls dead , his reparation complete , the curse is broken , and the Witch is transformed into a beautiful young woman , reversing the effects of the curse of ugliness by which she was punished by her mother , because the Baker 's father stole the beans from her , regaining her youth and beauty . </P>
<P> Cinderella , returning from the last night of the festival , describes how the Prince had spread pitch on the stairs to prevent her from escaping . Caught between wanting to escape and wanting to stay , she eventually resolves to let the Prince decide , leaving him one of her slippers as a clue to her identity ( `` On the Steps of the Palace '' ) . The Baker 's Wife frantically tries to convince her to give up her other shoe , offering her the sixth magic bean in exchange for it . Cinderella throws the bean aside , but trades shoes with the Baker 's Wife and flees , while unbeknownst to anyone a second beanstalk starts to grow . The Baker arrives with another cow ; they now have all four items . The Prince 's Steward grabs the slipper from the Baker 's Wife , and they are fighting over it when a great crash is heard and Jack 's mother runs in to report that a Giant seeking revenge from Jack for stealing his magic harp has fallen from the first beanstalk when Jack chopped it and is dead in her backyard . The Prince , more concerned with finding Cinderella , waves her off and departs with one of the slippers , giving the other to the Baker and his wife . Jack , to the relief of his mother , returns with the magic harp . The Witch discovers that the new cow is not pure white ; it is covered with flour . However , the Witch is able to bring Milky White back to life and instructs the Baker and his Wife to feed the items to her . Jack tries to milk her , but no milk comes . The Baker 's Wife admits that the hair is Rapunzel 's , and the Witch furiously explains that the magic will not work because the Witch has already touched Rapunzel 's hair , which is also why she had asked the Baker and his Wife to get the objects for her : she 's not allowed to touch any of the objects . The Mysterious Man tells the Baker to feed the hair - like corn silk to the cow . Now Milky White gives milk which is the potion . The Witch reveals that the Mysterious Man is the Baker 's father . The Witch drinks the potion , and suddenly the Mysterious Man falls dead , his reparation complete , the curse is broken , and the Witch is transformed into a beautiful young woman , reversing the effects of the curse of ugliness by which she was punished by her mother , because the Baker 's father stole the beans from her , regaining her youth and beauty . </P>
who is the mysterious man in into the woods
who is the mysterious man in into the woods
the Baker 's father
the Baker 's father