"Silly!" said the monkey. "How do you think I can talk when I have a stone in my mouth?"
As he said this, the stone rolled out into the water.
"Never mind," said the bear. "The frogs will get it for us."
So he asked the frogs to get it, and one of them brought it to him.
"Thank you," said the bear. "That is what we need."
Then the three faithful beasts broke open the great box.
They gave the stone to the man.
He took it and wished himself in the castle again, and wished the three faithful beasts with him.
At once they were in the castle.
The merchants were gone.