The Enchanted Island

r, it was decided to be Prince Redmond's turn to tell his s

King of Laurels and loved us very dearly. I cannot r

of him and often went with him, as I liked riding and adventure too, while my second brother Sadna, who detested any kind of outdoor exercis

rothers, I shall get ahead of you both one of thes

e slipped one day and fell, and was so badly injured that he beca

rought some new specimen, until there remained but a single little spot on earth which had not contributed a plant. As this place was surrounded by a desert which no one would venture across, it did

year. After much consideration the King consented to let him go, and Tasmir was overjoyed. I

ck constantly until he returned. If it remained bright I would know he was alive and well, but

had not come home. Up to this time my father had been patiently waiting for Tasmir's retu

country, which so upset my father that he at once summoned all the magicians and wise men in the kingdom to see if they could tell him what ha

both him and my brother understand that it was not true,

f the castle, giving out the news to our subjects that his father was out of

I had in the world, I bought a good ship, which I manned with fifty o

nd in the morning we found ourselves stranded high on the flat reefs to the south of this island,

the ship had completely disappeared, as had also our small boats. Not a timber or a splinter remained. We knew that the ship c

ur small boats during the day. As we had no possible means of escape we were obliged for the meantime to seek food and

t in three days we had all been transformed into birds, which shape we had no h

asked Daimur, "do you sti

rmed one, could not be transformed with me, and is still around my neck, but i

m this place you will be able to go and seek him, and I will give you every assi

with hopeful hearts, e