The Magic Horse

King cahana thought that he should make arrangements for his daughter's wedding without delay, in case the fugitive might have other powers or devices with which to try to win her. As soon as he entered his bedchamber, one of the tongueless magic servants guarding it pointed to the wooden horse lying in a corner. After twisting the knobs, tapping the horse and generally trying to understand how it worked, the king was baffled. Meanwhile, prince tambal, escaping from the palace by night when some guards were asleep, decided that he must try to return to his own country. If it takes me the rest of my life, he said to himself, i shall come back here