now it was unfortunate that ferdinand the unfaithful knew everything that the other had ever thought and everything he was about to do; he knew it by means of all kinds of wicked arts. there was, however, in the inn an honest girl, who had a bright face and behaved very prettily. she fell in love with ferdinand the faithful because he was a handsome man, and she asked him whither he was going. "oh, i am just travelling round about," said he. then she said he ought to stay there, for the king of that country wanted an attendant or an outrider, and he ought to enter his service. he answered he could not very well go to any one like that and offer himself. then said the maiden, "oh, but i will soon do that for you." and so she went straight to the king, and told him that she knew of an excellent servant for him. he was well pleased with that, and had ferdinand the faithful brought to him, and wanted to make him his servant. he, however, liked better to be an outrider, for where his horse was, there he also wanted to be, so the king made him an outrider. when ferdinand the unfaithful learnt that, he said to the girl, "what! dost thou help him and not me?" "oh," said the girl, "i will help thee too." she thought, "i must keep friends with that man, for he is not to be trusted." she went to the king, and offered him as a servant, and the king was willing.