The young man was glad to have company on the road, and so he and the gipsy travelled on together until they came to the residence of the king.
When they came to the palace they found a large number of people who had come to “try their luck,” and guess what birth-marks the princess had. But it was lost time, for every one of them, after going past the king and guessing “by good luck” at the marks of the princess, was obliged to go away, having lost his time and gained nothing. At length the turn came for the young shepherd to pass before the king, and the gipsy kept close to him to hear what he would say.
So the youth stepped before the king and said, “The princess has a star on each shoulder, and a crescent on the throat——”
“He drove the cow to the hut where he had passed the night.”
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At this moment the gipsy shouted loudly, “Look there! that is just what I was going to say!”
“Be quiet!” said the young shepherd; “or, if you really know what other marks she has, speak out.”
“No, no!” cried the gipsy, “go on, go on! When you have done, I will speak what I know!”
Then the youth turned again to the king and continued, “The princess has the mark of a sun on her bosom——”