Suddenly there was a great outcry, and the Prince, running in the direction whence the noise came, saw Celia being dragged against her will into this mysterious house. The poor little dog could do nothing to help her. Then he thought sadly: "I am very angry now with these terrible people who treat Celia so badly; but not long ago I was myself threatening to have her killed!" And the little dog, feeling quite forlorn, put its tail between its legs, as dogs often do, and went off to watch the house where Celia was imprisoned. An upper window was opened, and a girl threw out some food. The dog thought this was because the girl had a kind heart. But when it started to eat, the one to whom it had given the bread but a short time before cried out: "Stop! If you touch that you will die! That food came from the house of pleasure, and is deadly poison." So once again the Prince found that his good action had been rewarded. And the Fairy Truth, to show her approval, transformed the little dog into a lovely white dove. The dove flew straight into the house of pleasure, searching for Celia. No sign of her could it find there, as she had escaped. Therefore it decided to fly and fly all around the world until it did get her. One day it came to a desert island, where no living person could be seen, nor any green tree to light upon. It searched about, and after a time found a cavern, and in it was Celia, sharing a simple meal with an old hermit. Prince Darling flew right up to Celia, lighted on her shoulder, and tried in all the ways a dove knows to show its affection for her. Celia in return stroked it gently, although she, of course, had no idea who it was. Indeed, Celia seemed delighted to have found a new friend, and said softly: "I am glad you have come to me, and I will care for you and love you always." Celia did not expect the dove to understand what she said. The hermit understood, however, and asked her whether she really meant it. "Ah! Celia," Prince Darling exclaimed, "with my whole heart I hope you do mean it!" And the astonished Celia turned and saw Prince Darling himself standing before her. "Celia will not stop loving you now, Prince Darling," said Fairy Truth, who had been disguised as the hermit all this time. "She has loved you from the beginning, and now that you have started on the road to goodness I know she will gladly join her fate with yours." Then Celia and Prince Darling threw themselves at the Fairy's feet, and thanked her a thousand times over for bringing them together again after all their trials. "Come, my children," said the Fairy, "if you had not helped me I could not have brought this to pass. And now, let's go back to Prince Darling's kingdom, for I know King Suliman is waiting eagerly for a chance to give back the throne." The Fairy had scarcely stopped speaking when they found themselves in the royal palace. King Suliman was overjoyed to see the Prince return, and gladly yielded the throne to him again.