Sheanswered，’Nomortalisableentirelytounderstandthepowerofthisring，becausenoonethoroughlyunderstandsthesecretsignsengraveduponit。Butevenwithmyhalf-knowledgeIcanworkgreatwonders。IfIputtheringuponthelittlefingerofmylefthand，thenIcanflylikeabirdthroughtheairwhereverIwishtogo。IfIputitonthethirdfingerofmylefthandI
aminvisible，andIcanseeeverythingthatpassesaroundme，thoughnoonecanseeme。IfIputtheringuponthemiddlefingerofmylefthand，thenneitherfirenorwaternoranysharpweaponcanhurtme。IfIputitontheforefingerofmylefthand，thenIcanwithitshelpproducewhateverIwish。IcaninasinglemomentbuildhousesoranythingIdesire。Finally，aslongasIweartheringonthethumbofmylefthand，thathandissostrongthatitcanbreakdownrocksandwalls。Besidesthese，theringhasothersecretsignswhich，asIsaid，noonecanunderstand。Nodoubtitcontainssecretsofgreatimportance。TheringformerlybelongedtoKingSolomon，thewisestofkings，duringwhosereignthewisestmenlived。Butitisnotknownwhetherthisringwasevermadebymortalhands:itissupposedthatanangelgaveittothewiseKing。’
Whentheyouthheardallthishedeterminedtotryandgetpossessionofthering，thoughhedidnotquitebelieveinallitswonderfulgifts。Hewishedthemaidenwouldlethimhaveitinhishand，buthedidnotquiteliketoaskhertodoso，andafterawhilesheputitbackintothebox。Afewdaysaftertheywereagainspeakingofthemagicring，andtheyouthsaid，’Idonotthinkitpossiblethattheringcanhaveallthepoweryousayithas。’
Thenthemaidenopenedtheboxandtooktheringout，anditglitteredasshehelditliketheclearestsunbeam。Sheputitonthemiddlefingerofherlefthand，andtoldtheyouthtotakeaknifeandtryashardashecouldtocutherwithit，forhewouldnotbeabletohurther。Hewasunwillingatfirst，butthemaideninsisted。Thenhetried，atfirstonlyinplay，andthenseriously，tostrikeherwiththeknife，butaninvisiblewallofironseemedtobebetweenthem，andthemaidenstoodbeforehimlaughingandunhurt。Thensheputtheringonherthirdfinger，andinaninstantshehadvanishedfromhiseyes。
Presentlyshewasbesidehimagainlaughing，andholdingtheringbetweenherfingers。