In the morning the prince called his chief wazir and ordered him
to shut up in the chest in which the princess had been found a
great monkey that lived chained up in the palace, and to take the
chest back to the river and set it afloat once more and watch
what became of it. So the monkey was caught and put into the
chest, and some of the prince's servants took it down to the
river and pushed it off into the water. Then they followed
secretly a long way off to see what became of it.

Meanwhile the jogi's two pupils watched and watched for the chest
until they were nearly tired of watching, and were beginning to
wonder whether the jogi was right after all, when on the second
day they spied the great chest coming floating on the river,
slowly bobbing and turning in the tide; and instantly a great joy
and exultation seized them, for they thought that here indeed was
further proof of the wonderful wisdom of their master. With some
difficulty they secured the chest, and carried it back as swiftly
and secretly as possible to the jogi's house. As soon as they
brought in the chest, the jogi, who had been getting very cross
and impatient, told them to put it down, and to go outside whilst
he opened the magic chest.

'And even if you hear cries and sounds, however alarming, you
must on no account enter,' said the jogi, walking over to a
closet where lay the silken cord that was to strangle the
princess.

And the two pupils did as they were told, and went outside and
shut close all the doors. Presently they heard a great outcry
within and the jogi's voice crying aloud for help; but they dared