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 Because the counselors liked the proposition of the Queen very much, one of them went the next day to meet the young men and spent a good amount of time with them to let them understand that they could not have liberated the country from the ordeal of the hand, were it not for their great intelligence and prudence. The Queen very much wanted to know who they were and whose sons they were and they were asked kindly to reveal this to her. But the young men, who had not wanted to reveal their case to anyone up to now, replied that they were three young sons of poor and common parents who happened to have come to Beramo's court. To these words, which neither the Queen nor anyone else could believe because of their noble bearing as well as by their great prudence and their wisdom, the counselor added by saying: "Because I truly know that it is not very believable that you are the sons of poor and common parents — and in the end, it is more for that reason than for me —, nor that others will harass you — that you will be glad to swear that what you have told me is true. Therefore, that when I report that you have confirmed your status under oath, I know that your words will be fully believed.

When they realized that they had to take the oath, they deliberated and consulted among themselves that they had to reveal the truth. They approached the counselor and told him under oath that they were the sons of Giaffer, King of Serendip, and what had happened to them thus far.