Chapter Three

1. And the woman lifted up her voice, and wept. For she had not remembered the curse upon the child.

2. And she ran unto the king, and told him all that had befallen the child, and enquired of him if she were to die.

3. But, yea, Aurora slept, and the angels put over the whole kingdom a deep sleep, until true love awaken the maid.

4. And, lo, in the land of Persia, king Artaxerxes son, Ramashad, heard of the thing which had been done unto Aurora by Satan.

5. And he heard also of true love awakening her, and he enquired of his father if he might go after the maid.

6. And he was told to go, yea, even unto the land of Israel.

7. And he entered in at the gates, but, lo, there were none to receive him.

8. And he perceived this, and was wroth in his heart, but, lo, he came upon the enchanted people, and had knowledge to know what had befallen the Kingdom.

9. And Ramashad looked diligently for the bedroom in which the child slept, and when he found it, he came in unto it.

10. But when he came nigh the bed, lo, Satan put him in bonds and brought him unto his house.

11. And Ramashad was wroth with Satan, and now he would never take to wife, Aurora.