"I seek Satan," said Offero. "I would have him for my master, for he is the mightiest king on earth."
"I am he," answered Satan. "Come with me and you shall have happy and easy days."
Offero served Satan for months and was well pleased with his master. At last, as they were marching through the land one day, they came upon a place where four roads met. Just here stood a cross.
When Satan saw the cross, he turned his army and marched quickly away. "What does this mean?" asked the giant. "Are you afraid of that cross, my master?"
Satan was silent.
"Answer me," said Offero, "or I leave you at once."
Then Satan said, "Yes, it is true that I fear the cross. Upon it hung the Son of Mary."
"Then I leave you straightway," said Offero. "I seek the Son of Mary. He shall be my king, since he is stronger than you."
Many days he searched, but alas! few could tell him anything of his new king, the Son of Mary. At last he found an old hermit and asked him the question he had asked so many others.
"How can I serve the Son of Mary?"