He bought a dancing mouse and a singing bird on the way, and saw a beautiful girl, exactly like the statue, appeared at a window when a beggar knocked on the door.
He posed as a merchant of looking glasses and lured her onto his ship, and sailed off with her.
The older prince showed his brother the mouse and bird, but killed them; to keep him from killing the lady, the younger prince had him thrown into prison and, when he would not speak, condemned to death.
When it was time to execute, the older brother told the story and turned to stone.
The older prince went to the ball, and the mother ran back to see what had happened to her children.