But all she could see were wild bushes and stretches of grass with only the yellow sparkling flowers which grow in every common meadow.

This was not what Maezli had expected, so she went up to the terrace of the castle and looked about from there for the flower garden.

At the end of the terrace where the little pine wood began she saw something that looked like fiery yellow flowers and quickly ran there.

But instead of flowers she saw a lion skin shining in the sun.

To see what was under the skin Maezli came closer.