Now it happened that the king's son was passing through the woods just then, returning home from hunting, and noticing how beautiful she was, he asked her why she was so grieved and how he could help her.
"Alas, sir, I ran away from home, because I am afraid of my mother who is angry with me."
As she spoke the king's son was surprised to see pearls and diamonds fall from her mouth. He begged her to tell him how this was possible, and she told him the whole story.
The king's son fell in love with her, and considering that such a gift as had been bestowed upon her was worth more than any dowry that he might receive from someone else, he took her to his father's palace, where he married her.
