`And what would you advise me to do?' said she; `I am
wholly at a loss in what manner to act in this affair.'

`You must make known to the King,' says the hen-wife, `that
you heard of his sons, and wonder greatly that he concealed them
all this time from you; tell him you wish to see them, and that it
is full time for them to be liberated, and that you would be desirous
he would bring them to the Court. The King will then do so, and
there will be a great feast prepared on that account, and also
diversions of every sort to amuse the people; and in these sports,' said
she, `ask the King's sons to play a game at cards with you, which
they will not refuse. Now,' says the hen-wife, `you must make a
bargain, that if you win they must do whatever you command them,
and if they win, that you must do whatever they command you
to do; this bargain must be made before the assembly, and here
is a pack of cards,' says she, `that I am thinking you will not
lose by.'

The Queen immediately took the cards, and, after returning the
hen-wife thanks for her kind instruction, went back to the palace,
where she was quite uneasy until she got speaking to the King in
regard of his children; at last she broke it off to him in a very
polite and engaging manner, so that he could see no muster or
design in it. He readily consented to her desire, and his sons were
sent for to the tower, who gladly came to Court, rejoicing that they
were freed from such confinement. They were all very handsome,
and very expert in all arts and exercises, so that they gained the
love and esteem of all that had seen them.