on his journey abroad, the minister meets laila, who is passing as a human woman. they live in the forest for eighteen years, raising bahroel alam as if he were a poor boy. one day, while searching for fruit, bahroel alam discovers an overgrown palace, where he meets an old woman. she tells him that he is the son of the true sultan and sends him on his way, giving him an arrow in parting. upon arriving home, bahroel alam throws the arrow at a passing sheep, having been overcome with a sudden urge. the sheep transforms into a dead darsjah alam. the old woman whom bahroel alam had met earlier comes and sprinkles flower petals over his body, bringing him back in life. the old woman then reveals herself as ratna and says that the people are again in need of darsjah alam.