Then she let him go, and he went to his friend by night by the same
road, and told all that his wife had said. But the counsellor's son
said: "That is foolish," and did not think much of it. So they spent
the night talking.

Then when the time for the twilight sacrifice came, a friend of
Lily's came there with cooked rice and nuts in her hand. She came
and asked the counsellor's son about his health and gave him the
present. And she cleverly tried to keep the prince from eating.
"Your wife is expecting you to dinner," she said, and a moment
later she went away.

Then the counsellor's son said to the prince: "Look, your Majesty.
I will show you something curious." So he took a little of the
cooked rice and gave it to a dog that was there. And the moment
he ate it, the dog died. And the prince asked the counsellor's son
what this strange thing could mean.

And he replied: "Your Majesty, she knew that I was clever because
I understood her signs, and she wanted to kill me out of love for
you. For she thought the prince would not be all her own while I
was alive, but would leave her for my sake and go back to his own
city. So she sent me poisoned food to eat. But you must not be
angry with her. I will think up some scheme."

Then the prince praised the counsellor's son, and said: "You are
truly the body of wisdom." And then suddenly a great wailing of
grief-stricken people was heard: "Alas! Alas! The king's little son
is dead."