They were now in great straits, but the Tailor, not to be outdone, produced his wonderful needle, and put some great stitches into the boards, seated himself on them, and collected all the floating bits of the ship. Then he stitched them all [!-- original location of illustration --] together so cleverly, that in a very short time the ship was seaworthy again, and they sailed happily home.
They found the Princess still on the rock, but the Dragon was asleep with his head on her lap.
The King was overjoyed when he saw his daughter again, and he said to the four Brothers: ‘One of you shall marry her, but which one, you must decide among yourselves.’
An excited discussion then took place among them, for each one made a claim.
The Star-gazer said: ‘Had I not discovered the Princess, all your arts would have been in vain, therefore she is mine!’
The Thief said: ‘What would have been the good of discovering her if I had not taken her from under the Dragon? So she is mine.’