Opening, part 28 · page 21 2101Much startled, the king looked about him.102He could see nothing, and somehow, when he thought about it, the voice seemed as if it were part of himself.103Suddenly his eyes fell on the ring, and he understood.104'Fool that I was!' cried he; 'and how much precious time have I wasted?105Dear ring, I beseech you, grant me a vision of my wife and my daughter!'106And even as he spoke there flashed past him a huge lioness, followed by a lady and a beautiful young maid mounted on fairy horses.1 2← previousOpening, part 27next →Opening, part 29↑ back to The Orange Fairy BookThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/28/page/2/