When all was ready Benito started. He had not gone far before he came to a thick forest, where he saw a large bird bound tightly with strings.
“Oh, my friend,” pleaded the bird, “please free me from these bonds, and I will help you whenever you call on me.”
Benito quickly released the bird, and it flew away calling back to him that its name was Sparrow-hawk.
Benito continued his journey till he came to the sea. Unable to find a way of crossing, he stopped and gazed sadly out over the waters, thinking of the king’s threat if he failed. Suddenly he saw swimming toward him the King of the Fishes who asked:
“Why are you so sad?”
“I wish to cross the sea to find the beautiful Princess,” answered the boy.
Methods of transportation
A store in a Christianized village