gate. He opened it and saw an old lady embroidering and
singing:
"A girl, a pretty maid
Got lost in the promenade
Oh my God, who will heal
the grief she carries inside?"
-"Where did you hear this song, my good old lady?" he asked.
-"They sing it for a girl who had lost her way, son" replied she.
-"Oh, do you know this girl?" he asked.
-"I met her some time ago. She told me her grief and I
embroidered it."
Immediately the old lady took out of her pocket an
embroidered handkerchief. Yanks looked at the embroidery
speechless! There was his palace, his father crying and the
wicked stepmother laughing. He took the handkerchief,
thanked the old woman and continued on his way...
Finally, the seven princes returned to the palace without
managing to find the little princess. The king was inconsolable
and announced throughout his kingdom that he would give a
reward and offices to whoever helped him find his daughter.
The merchants, who were from far away, didn't know that the
little girl who they had taken with them was the little princess.
Long after, while being in a bazaar, they heard about the king's
announcement and realized that the little girl was telling them
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