r a walk alone. As he went along he thought of the stories he had heard, but

being rather tired, he leaned against a large tree, and look

where Ta

a faint voice imme

ee against which he was leaning, thinking it might have been the voice of a dove, but there was nothing to be seen. But he noticed t

ured in a low ton

ce again, "in this tree,

d see imprisoned in the center of the trunk a young man with a pale, thin face. His eye

plight is worse than your brother's. T

ng," answered Tasmir in a weak voice. "You can

to save you?"

up in a day, and I will be able to break through the wood, as it will be brittle like dried-up egg shell. You will

led them back and began cutting a hole in the bark. He worked for more than an hour before he had penetrate

d the poor prisoner, "and then perhap

was moving around the island, so he left the sap to drain away and

r called Prince Re

ve news of your brother T

, but after a moment recovered himself and asked Daimur

ir's voice come out of the tree. When he had finished Redmond was in a great flutter of e

in his house, he led the way to the great laurel tree, where they could see b

yet?" he called

aint answer from the tree

a neighboring tree, so excited at the prospect of seeing his dearly

ng noise like the breaking of glass, an

lp you?" he c

ark. I am so weak I will not be able to bre

pen, and out staggered the poor thin young prince, so weak and faint from his efforts that he could not stand, but had to lie for a while on the grass

watched you flying past. I tried to call you, but you never heard me. I would have been dead in a few hours' time had it not been for this good y

they had brought with them, and felt strong enough to walk, and then they made their way slowly back

s pressed upon him, and the food and the fresh sea

s, and it was agreed that he would be of great as

ad become quite rested, he

hear how I came into the Evil Magician's hands,

, and everyone sat listening a