So , as soon as they reached the place , she gave him back his sight , but without releasing him from his chains , and by her magic power she appeared before him as a young and beautiful fairy , and pretended to have come there quite by chance . `` What do I see ? '' she cried . `` Is it you , dear Prince ? What misfortune has brought you to this dismal place ? '' The King , who was quite deceived by her altered appearance , replied : `` Alas ! beautiful Fairy , the fairy who brought me here first took away my sight , but by her voice I recognized her as the Fairy of the Desert , though what she should have carried me off for I can not tell you . '' `` Ah ! '' cried the pretended Fairy , `` if you have fallen into her hands , you wo n't get away until you have married her . She has carried off more than one Prince like this , and she will certainly have anything she takes a fancy to . '' While she was thus pretending to be sorry for the King , he suddenly noticed her feet , which were like those of a griffin , and knew in a moment that this must be the Fairy of the Desert , for her feet were the one thing she could not change , however pretty she might make her face . Without seeming to have noticed anything , he said , in a confidential way : `` Not that I have any dislike to the Fairy of the Desert , but I really can not endure the way in which she protects the Yellow Dwarf and keeps me chained here like a criminal . It is true that I love a charming princess , but if the Fairy should set me free my gratitude would oblige me to love her only . '' `` Do you really mean what you say , Prince ? '' said the Fairy , quite deceived . `` Surely , '' replied the Prince ; `` how could I deceive you ? You see it is so much more flattering to my vanity to be loved by a fairy than by a simple princess . But , even if I am dying of love for her , I shall pretend to hate her until I am set free . '' The Fairy of the Desert , quite taken in by these words , resolved at once to transport the Prince to a pleasanter place . So , making him mount her chariot , to which she had harnessed swans instead of the bats which generally drew it , away she flew with him .
But imagine the distress of the Prince when , from the giddy height at which they were rushing through the air , he saw his beloved Princess in a castle built of polished steel , the walls XXXXX which reflected the sun 's rays so hotly that no one could approach it without being burnt to a cinder !
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