The servant at once seized her, carried her to the kitchen, and said to the cook, “Here is a fine duck; roast her for dinner.”
“Yes,” said the cook, and weighed her in his hand, “she has spared no trouble to fatten herself, and has been waiting to be roasted long enough.” As he prepared the duck for dinner, he found the ring inside.
The servant could now easily prove his innocence; and the king, to make amends for the wrong, allowed him to ask a favour and promised him the best place in the court that he could wish for. The servant refused everything, and only asked for a horse and some money for travelling – as he had a mind to see the world and go about a little.