Thefaithfulanimalagaindrewitsmasterbackfromtheprecipice，andguidedhimtoatreebywhichflowedaclearbrook。Theking\'ssonsatdownthere，butthelionlaydown，andsprinkledthewaterinhisfacewithitspaws。Scarcelyhadacoupleofdropswettedthesocketsofhiseyes，thanhewasoncemoreabletoseesomething，andnoticedalittlebirdflyingquitecloseby，whichhititselfagainstthetrunkofatree。Soitwentdowntothewaterandbatheditselftherein，andthenitsoaredupwardsandsweptbetweenthetreeswithouttouchingthem，asifithadrecovereditssight。Thentheking\'ssonrecognizedasignfromGodandstoopeddowntothewater，andwashedandbathedhisfaceinit。Andwhenhearosehehadhiseyesoncemore，brighterandclearerthantheyhadeverbeen。
Theking\'ssonthankedGodforhisgreatmercy，andtraveledwithhisliononwardsthroughtheworld。Anditcametopassthathearrivedbeforeacastlewhichwasenchanted。Inthegatewaystoodamaidenofbeautifulformandfineface，butshewasquiteblack。Shespoketohimandsaid，\"Ah，ifyoucouldbutdelivermefromtheevilspellwhichisthrownoverme。\"\"WhatshallIdo？\"saidtheking\'sson。
Themaidenanswered，\"Youmustpassthreenightsinthegreathallofthisenchantedcastle，butyoumustletnofearenteryourheart。
Whentheyaredoingtheirworsttotormentyou，ifyoubearitwithoutlettingasoundescapeyou，Ishallbefree。Yourlifetheydarenottake。\"Thensaidtheking\'sson，\"Ihavenofear，withGod\'shelpIwilltryit。\"Sohewentgailyintothecastle，andwhenitgrewdarkheseatedhimselfinthelargehallandwaited。
Everythingwasquiet，however，tillmidnight，whenallatonceagreattumultbegan，andoutofeveryholeandcornercamelittledevils。Theybehavedasiftheydidnotseehim，seatedthemselvesinthemiddleoftheroom，lightedafire，andbegantogamble。Whenoneofthemlost，hesaid，\"Itisnotright，someoneisherewhodoesnotbelongtous，itishisfaultthatIamlosing。\"\"Wait，youfellowbehindthestove，Iamcoming，\"saidanother。Thescreamingbecamestilllouder，sothatnoonecouldhavehearditwithoutterror。Theking\'ssonstayedsittingquitecalmly，andwasnotafraid，butatlastthedevilsjumpedupfromtheground，andfellonhim，andthereweresomanyofthemthathecouldnotdefendhimselffromthem。Theydraggedhimaboutonthefloor，pinchedhim，prickedhim，beathim，andtormentedhim，butnosoundescapedfromhim。