 Once the creatures are no longer a threat, the prince finds the apple tree; when his sword brushes against it, two apples fall.After taking the apples, he starts to leave the wood, but a little black dog leads him to a tiny hole in the hill, which the sword enlarges enough for the prince to enter.A princess of Arabia is chained to an iron pillar within; twelve robbers had captured her and were fighting over who would marry her.