Meanwhile, Thisbe, recovered from her fright, came back to the meeting place by
the stream. There she saw Pyramus’ body lying in a crumpled heap on the ground.
Racked with uncontrollable agony, she took his sword and threw her body onto it. With
her dying breath, she pleaded with the gods that their bodies be buried in a single tomb
and that the tree in the special meeting place would always bear fruit in the color of a
dark and mournful color in memory of their unrequited love. To this day, the berries of
the mulberry tree always turn dark purple in color when they are ripe.