His daughter was in the young man’s arms. The King was very, very angry. He called his men. Immediately, they took the young man away and shut him in a dark, dirty room. They gave him only bread and water to eat. Now the king’s daughter could not see her lover any more. The young man lay in the dark. He knew that he was a wrongdoer and in much danger from the King.
Now, he knew that the King’s daughter was a strong young woman and that she was very clever. When her father’s men took her love away, she too saw the danger immediately. She knew very well what was going to happen next . So, early in the morning, he went to the stadium. No one saw her go. She spoke to the workers there and gave them some money.
‘Which room is the tiger in?’ she asked.
They told her.
‘And which girl is going to be behind the other door?’
The workers did not want to answer. They were afraid.
