So Cloud-chariot left the kingdom and went with his father and
mother to the Malabar hills. There he built a hermit's retreat, and
waited on his parents.

One day, as he wandered about, he met Friend-wealth, the son of
All-wealth, who lived there as king of the Siddhas. And
Cloud-chariot spoke to him and made friends with him.

Then one day Cloud-chariot saw a shrine to the goddess Gauri in
the grove, and entered there. And he saw a slender, lovely maiden
surrounded by her girl friends and playing on a lute, in honour of
Gauri. The deer listened to her music and her song, motionless as
if ashamed because her eyes were lovelier than their own. When
Cloud-chariot saw the slender maiden, his heart was ravished.

And he seemed to her to make the garden beautiful like the
spring-time. A strange longing came over her. She became so
helpless that her friends were alarmed.

Then Cloud-chariot asked one of her friends: "My good girl, what
is your friend's sweet name? What family does she adorn?"

And the friend said: "This is Sandal, sister of Friend-wealth, and
daughter of the king of the Siddhas." Then she earnestly asked for
the name and family of Cloud-Chariot from a hermit's son who
had come with him. And then she spoke to Sandal with words
punctuated by smiles: "My dear, why do you not show hospitality
to the fairy prince? He is a guest whom all the world would be glad
to honour."