47. To the reply of the girl the king shook his head, and pressed his forehead (in thought). He had fallen in love, and his heart was oppressed. He determined to marry her.
48. They were married at once, and at once she was clothed as a queen; although she was only a lowly shepherdess, she was loved because of the sweetness of her voice.
49. After living together a long time, they had a quarrel: the king had conceived a dislike for her cleverness.
50. “Return at once to your father and mother,” he said. “Go back to the mountains and live there.
51. “I will allow you to take with you whatever you want,—gold, silver, dresses. Take with you also two maids.”
52. The queen could not utter a word; silently she let her tears fall. She thought that bad fortune had come upon her.
53. To be brief, the king got up from his chair and lay down in his bed. He pretended to go to sleep in order that he might not see the queen depart.
54. When the queen saw that the king was really sleeping, she covered him up (in her sorrow), and summoned the servants.
55. She ordered them to lift him up and carry him to the mountains. “In carrying him, be careful not to wake him until the mountains are reached.”
56. They lifted the bed and took him downstairs; but when they were carrying it out of the palace, the bed struck against the front door. The king awoke in surprise.