After she had blessed her sons therefore, they went forth into the forest. They each kept watch in turn, and sat on the highest oak and looked towards the tower. When eleven days had passed and the turn came to Benjamin, he saw that a flag was being raised. It was, however, not the white, but the blood-red flag which announced that they were all to die. When the brothers heard that, they were very angry and said, "Are we all to suffer death for the sake of a girl? We swear that we will avenge ourselves!-- wheresoever we find a girl, her red blood shall flow."

Thereupon they went deeper into the forest, and in the midst of it, where it was the darkest, they found a little bewitched hut, which was standing empty. Then said they, "Here we will dwell, and thou Benjamin, who art the youngest and weakest, thou shalt stay at home and keep house, we others will go out and get food." Then they went into the forest and shot hares, wild deer, birds and pigeons, and whatsoever there was to eat; this they took to Benjamin, who had to dress it for them in order that they might appease their hunger. They lived together ten years in the little hut, and the time did not appear long to them.

在接受了母亲的祝福之后，十二位王子便来到了森林里。 他们一个个轮流放哨，坐在最高的橡树上，望着王宫里的高塔。 十一天过去了，轮到便雅明放哨。他看到高塔上升起了一面旗子，可这旗子不是白色的，而是血红色的，这意味着他们只有死路一条。当便雅明的哥哥们听到这个消息后都气坏了，说："难道要我们大家为一个女孩去死吗？我们发誓要为自己报仇，不管在什么地方，只要见到女孩，就一定让她流出鲜红的血液！"
于是，他们便向森林的深处走去，在森林中最黑暗的地方发现了一座被人使了魔法的小空屋。他们说："我们就住在这里。便雅明，你是我们当中年纪最小、身子最弱的，所以你就呆在家里看家，我们其他人出去找吃的东西。 "随后，他们走进林子去射野兔、野鹿、各种各样的鸟和鸽子，并且寻找任何可以吃的东西，一起带回来给便雅明，让他做好了给大家填肚子。他们在这小屋子里一起生活了十年，并没有感到时间很长。