One night, the princess heard a voice calling her out into the water. At first she ignored it,
but after much calling and little sleep, she decided to go. She considered calling an escort
because it was dark and potentially more dangerous, but her pride got the better of her, and she
decided to go out alone. As she swam further and further into the pond, she noticed that the
calling did not stop, so she kept swimming as much as she could. The calling finally stopped as
she reached the middle of the pond, but she saw no one. All she could see was a lotus flower
growing out of the water. Exhausted, she felt she could not even keep herself afloat on the
water anymore, so she grabbed hold of the flower’s stem; even then, her grip was slipping from
how tired she was. Looking around at the empty darkness around her, she began to cry.