The Queen wants to kill her but is thwarted until the despondent Bidasari – who believes her parents have abandoned her – tells her about the fish containing her soul.
At midnight, Bidasari returns to life and tells her parents what happened, but she “dies” again at dawn.
When told that the dream means he will find a beautiful and deserving wife, he denies that anyone could ever equal Lila Sari.
The King orders them to break open the gates, enters alone and finds the dead Bidasari.
He returns home, where he notices the fish on the Queen’s necklace and realizes that Bidasari was telling the truth.
Bidasari is initially conflicted, wondering why her parents abandoned her, but the prince explains their story, and they arrange for a family reunion on the isle of Nousa Antara.
He fights an Ifrid and rescues a maiden named Princess Mendoudari, whom he brings back as his bride.
With the celebrations coming to an end, they return to their kingdoms to live in peace and prosperity, with Bidasari’s story spread far and wide.
[8] Julian Millie found that it was known across Southeast Asia from the Minangkabau region of Indonesia to the island of Mindanao.
[4] The story may have also existed in a prose form known as hikayat, with Dr. J. Leyden mentioning the "Hikaiat Bida Sari" in 1807.