Then the eagle flew down to the earth with her prey , and the two stood face to face once more in human form . ` Now , villain , you are in my power ! ' cried the Witch-maiden . ' I favoured you with my love , and you repaid me with treachery and theft . You stole my most precious jewel from me , and do you expect to live happily as the King 's son-in-law ? Now the tables are turned ; you are in my power , and I will be revenged on you for your crimes . ' ` Forgive me ! forgive me ! ' cried the Prince ; ' I know too well how deeply I have wronged you , and most heartily do I repent it . ' The maiden answered , ` Your prayers and your repentance come too late , and if I were to spare you everyone would think me a fool . You have doubly wronged me ; first you scorned my love , and then you stole my ring , and you must bear the punishment . ' With these words she put the ring upon her left thumb , lifted the young man with one hand , and walked away with him under her arm . This time she did not take him to a splendid palace , but to a deep cave in a rock , where there were chains hanging from the wall . The maiden now chained the young man 's hands and feet so that he could not escape ; then she said in an angry voice , ` Here you shall remain chained up until you die . I will bring you every day enough food to prevent you dying of hunger , but you need never hope for freedom any more . ' With these words she left him . The old King and his daughter waited anxiously for many weeks for the Prince 's return , but no news of him arrived . The King 's daughter often dreamed that her husband was going through some great suffering : she therefore begged her father to summon all the enchanters and magicians , that they might try to find out where the Prince was and how he could be set free . But the magicians , with all their arts , could find out nothing , except that he was still living and undergoing great suffering ; but none could tell where he was to be found . At last a celebrated magician from Finland was brought before the King , who had found out that the King 's son-in-law was imprisoned in the East , not by men , but by some more powerful being .
The King now sent messengers to the East to look for his XXXXX , and they by good luck met with the old magician who had interpreted the signs on King Solomon 's ring , and thus was possessed of more wisdom than anyone else in the world .
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