When the eagles heard Sucna Murga’s words they dipped their wings into the water and moistened Sucna Murga’s tongue。Thus refreshed， his strength came back to him， and with a supreme effort he drove the Zmeu into the ground as far as his neck； then with one stroke he cut off the three heads。He then gave the body to the eagles， and told them that they would find the bodies of the other two Zmei under the silver bridge and under the copper bridge。Saying this， he returned to the palace， and there was merriment and joy which seemed as though it would never end。
After spending a few days thus， Sucna Murga and the three Princesses started on their journey， and going along for some time they came at last to the hinges of the heavens on which the chain was fastened。
When they reached that place Sucna Murga dangled the chain。His two brothers， who were waiting on the earth， saw the chain moving。They knew that their brother was coming back， and that he had brought the Princesses with him。They held the chain fast， and the eldest Princess came down。When she reached the ground she fell into the arms of the eldest Prince。After a while the second Princess came down， and she fell into the arms of the second Prince。Then the third Princess came down， but meanwhile a gipsy had found his way thither， and he was waiting there for the third Princess， and she fell into his arms， to her great bewilderment and astonishment； but she could not say anything， for meanwhile they had pulled off the chain， and Sucna Murga was left up in the sky。
The three maidens then returned home to their parents， and， out of fear lest the two brothers should be shown up as cowards， they were prevailed upon to say that they had been saved by the two Princes and the gipsy from the Zmei。This gipsy， indeed， was a wily man with a sharp tongue， and could tell tales。
Sucna Murga， finding himself left alone in the sky， for he saw that the chain had disappeared， wandered about to find out whether there was any other way by which he could reach the earth below again。He had kept the Princesses’ three crowns which they had left with him to bring down。At last， walking along， feeling very bitter about the ingratitude of his brothers and overcome by fatigue， he laid himself down in the shade of a nut tree near a well and fell asleep。
He did not know how long he slept until he was suddenly awakened by a terrific noise。Looking in the direction from which the noise came， he saw something coming towards him like a dark cloud full of fire and lightning。When the cloud drew near he perceived it was an old hag with two heads spitting fire out of her mouths， with black faces and her hair dishevelled like a perfect fury。He did not move and pretended to be asleep， but kept his hand on the hilt of his sword。When the old monster saw him lying there on the ground she drew near， and looking at him said：“What a pity you are dead， for I had come to kill you to avenge the death of my three sons。I am now left alone。”