succeed his father, for that is just and
right. Go and seek him in some distant island, and I will send winds
that will swell your sails and bring you to him. Hasten to render this
service to your master, although it is against your own ambition, and
prepare, like an honest man, to return to your natural state. If you do
not do this, you will become wicked and unhappy, and I will abandon you
to all your former troubles.'

Rosimond took these wise counsels to heart. He gave out that he had
undertaken a secret mission to a neighbouring state, and embarked on
board a vessel, the winds carrying him straight to the island where the
Fairy had told him he would find the real Prince. This unfortunate youth
had been taken captive by a savage people, who had kept him to guard
their sheep. Rosimond, becoming invisible, went to seek him amongst the
pastures, where he kept his flock, and, covering him with his mantle, he
delivered him out of the hands of his cruel masters, and bore him back
to the ship. Other winds sent by the Fairy swelled the sails, and
together the two young men entered the King's presence.

Rosimond spoke first and said, 'You have believed me to be your son. I
am not he, but I have brought him back to you.' The King, filled with
astonishment, turned to his real son and asked, 'Was it not you, my son,
who conquered my enemies and won such a glorious peace? Or is it true
that you have been shipwrecked and taken captive, and that Rosimond has
set you free?'

'Yes, my father,' replied the Prince. 'It is he who sought me out in my
captivity and set me free, and to him I owe the happiness of seeing you
once more. It was he, not I, who gained the victory.'

The King could hardly believe his ears; but Rosimond, turning the ring,
appeared before him in the likeness of the Prince, and the King gazed
distractedly at the two youths who seemed both to be his son. Then he
offered Rosimond immense rewards for his services, which were refused,
and the only favour the young man would accept was that one of his posts
at Court should be conferred on his brother Bramintho. For he feared for
himself the changes of fortune, the envy of mankind and his own
weakness. His desire was to go back to his mother and his native
village, and to spend his time in cultivating the land.

One day, when he was wandering through the woods, he met the Fairy, who
showed him the cavern where his father was imprisoned, and told him what
words he m