Question

Why was the old woman trying to get the hare from the boy?​

Answer 1

The old woman was actually a witch who has cast a speel on a girl and turned her into a hare. the boy had that hare with him and the old woman wanted it back.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the story “The beekeeper and the bewitched hare”, The old lady tried to get the hare from the boy because the hare was a bewitched one. The old lady is the witch who bewitched the hare. The beekeeper happens to meet the hare when two hounds were hunting the hare.