Thereupon the Prince also having said, “It is good,” the whole three having embarked began to go. While going thus, except that the Princess and Prince remain on one side, and that Minister on one side, they do not allow him to approach them. The Minister is much annoyed about it.
They went six days on the sea. On the whole six days, having said that the Minister will put into peril and kill the Prince, the Princess without sleeping remains simply looking on when the Prince has gone to sleep. In that way, on the seventh day after they embarked, the Princess being sleepy could not bear up, and said to the Prince, “Elder brother, during the time while I sleep a little you remain awake.” Having said [this], the Princess went to sleep.
The Prince having been awake a little time, through the manner of his reclining went to sleep. Thereupon this Minister having awoke, when he looked having perceived that both were asleep, quickly rolled the Prince into the sea.
Just as he was thus rolling him over, that dead man having become a fish and having been [there], came and seized him behind. Having thus seized him, placing him on its back the fish asked at the hand of the Prince, “What will you give me to put you ashore?”
Then the Prince said, “I have not a thing to give now. From the [first] things that I obtain afterwards I will give you a half part.” Thereupon the fish brought him and put him ashore. Afterwards the Prince went to the Princess’s city.
[Having landed], that Minister said to the Princess, “Let us go to the palace.”
Thereupon the Princess said, “I will not go with thee. Tell thou my father to come.” So the Minister having gone, told the King to come.
Thereupon the King came. At that time that Prince also stayed near, so that he should be visible to the Princess.
The Princess, having seen the Prince, asked, “Father, in this country how are the laws now regarding journeys?”
The King said, “What, daughter, are you saying that for? They are just like [they were] when you were [here].”