It happened one day that a party of youngsters found themselves on the brink of one of these pools in the very centre of the lake. Looking in, they saw at the bottom something that shone yellow in the sun. A little boy jumped in and dived for it. It was a plate of gold covered with writing. They carried it to the king.
Love loves on beneath the wave.
Now this was enigmatical enough to the king and courtiers. But the reverse of the plate explained it a little. But it would be useless to try to stop it by any ordinary means. Otherwise the offering would be of no avail. If the nation could not provide one hero, it was time it should perish.