’AsyouhavehithertoalwaysbehavedwellinmyserviceIwillnotsendyoutoprison；butleaveyourplaceinstantlyandneverletmeseeyourfaceagain。’SotheHerd-boywentbacktohishut，andtakinghisloafandbeltwithhim，hewenttothenearesttown。Thereheboughthimselfsomefineclothes，andabeautifulcoachwithfourhorses，hiredtwoservants，anddrovebacktohismaster。YoumayimaginehowastonishedhewastoseehisHerd-boyreturningtohiminthismanner！Thentheyouthtoldhimofthepieceofgoodluckthathadbefallenhim，andaskedhimforthehandofhisbeautifuldaughter。Thiswasreadilygranted，andthetwolivedinpeaceandhappinesstotheendoftheirlives。
OnceuponatimetherelivedaFairywhohadpowerovertheearth，thesea，fire，andtheair；andthisFairyhadfoursons。
Theeldest，whowasquickandlively，withavividimagination，shemadeLordofFire，whichwasinheropinionthenoblestofalltheelements。Tothesecondson，whosewisdomandprudencemadeamendsforhisbeingratherdull，shegavethegovernmentoftheearth。Thethirdwaswildandsavage，andofmonstrousstature；andtheFairy，hismother，whowasashamedofhisdefects，hopedtohidethembycreatinghimKingoftheSeas。
Theyoungest，whowastheslaveofhispassionsandofaveryuncertaintemper，becamePrinceoftheAir。
Beingtheyoungest，hewasnaturallyhismother’sfavourite；butthisdidnotblindhertohisweaknesses，andsheforesawthatsomedayhewouldsuffermuchpainthroughfallinginlove。Soshethoughtthebestthingshecoulddowastobringhimupwithahorrorofwomen；and，tohergreatdelight，shesawthisdislikeonlyincreasedashegrewolder。Fromhisearliestchildhoodheheardnothingbutstoriesofprinceswhohadfallenintoallsortsoftroublesthroughlove；andshedrewsuchterriblepicturesofpoorlittleCupidthattheyoungmanhadnodifficultyinbelievingthathewastherootofallevil。