At dawn the next day, Prince Erian was the first to awake. But the beautiful Princess had disappeared. The young Prince, filled with mingled grief and astonishment, called out to his companions:
"Awake, my friends! Awake!"
"What is the matter, master? What is the matter?" they cried:
"An irreparable misfortune has befallen me! The Princess has disappeared! Search and see if you can find her anywhere."
Long, Large, and the young Prince searched everywhere, examining every piece of furniture, but they did not find the beautiful young Princess.
"Alas!" they cried, "what shall we do? we are lost!"
"Wait!" said Keen Eyes; "not yet!" He had also been searching for the Princess.
"What!" exclaimed the young Prince, "can you have found her?"
"Yes," replied Keen Eyes. "Four hundred leagues away there is a forest. In this forest there is a tree. On this tree there is a limb. On this limb there is an acorn."