the ogress waited another day before she asked to see the precious thing. doubting nothing, the beautiful princess complied, when the ogress seized the ring, and reassuming the form of a bee flew away with it to the palace, where the prince was lying nearly on the point of death. "rise up. be glad. mourn no more," she said to him. "the woman for whom you yearn will appear at your summons. see, here is the charm, whereby you may bring her before you." the prince was almost mad with joy when he heard these words, and was so desirous of seeing the beautiful princess, that he immediately spoke to the ring, and the house with its fair occupant descended in the midst of the palace garden. he at once entered the building, and telling the beautiful princess of his intense love, entreated her to be his wife. seeing no escape from the difficulty, she consented on the condition that he would wait one month for her.