were just to everyone.

Henceforth the King's one idea was to marry the young man to a Princess
who was the heiress to a neighbouring kingdom, and, besides that, was
as lovely as the day. But one morning, while Rosimond was hunting in the
forest where for the first time he had seen the Fairy, his benefactress
suddenly appeared before him. 'Take heed,' she said to him in severe
tones, 'that you do not marry anybody who believes you to be a Prince.
You must never deceive anyone. The real Prince, whom the whole nation
thinks you are, will have to 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