The Prince realized that the old woman had to be a fairy and that he had been rewarded for doing something good to her.
He safely put the little bell in his pocket. He then went home and told his father that he wanted to set the daughter of the Flower Queen free. He told his father that he wanted to start traveling all around to search for her.
His father agreed to this.
The next morning the prince got on his horse and started his journey.
However the prince traveled for more than a year and he had absolutely no news or no place to look for the daughter of the flower queen.
The horse of the prince was completely exhausted and the prince himself was miserable from the continuous fruitless travel.
One day the prince came to a hut. Outside the hut was a very old man. “Do you know about the Dragon who has kidnapped the daughter of the flower queen?”
The old man thought for some time and shook his head. “I do not. But if you walk on this road for nearly a year you will find my father. He may be able to help you.”
Happy that he had got some information the prince thanked the old man and set out on walking the road.
The prince had walked here when he saw another old man before another hut.
Unfortunately for the prince, even the second old man had no idea about where the dragon kept the daughter of the flower Queen. But he guided the prince to his father who lived about a year on the same road.
This old man was sure that his father would be able to help the prince on his quest
Adapted from European Fairy Tales (Bukovina)
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