So the man went back, and as he came to the palace he saw it was very much larger, and had great towers and splendid gateways; the herald stood before the door, and a number of soldiers with kettle-drums and trumpets.
And when he came inside everything was of marble and gold, and there were many curtains with great golden tassels. Then he went through the doors of the saloon to where the great throne-room was, and there was his wife sitting upon a throne of gold and diamonds, and she had a great golden crown on, and the sceptre in her hand was of pure gold and jewels, and on each side stood six pages in a row, each one a head shorter than the other. So the man went up to her and said,
"Well, wife, so now you are king!"
"Yes," said the wife, "now I am king."
So then he stood and looked at her, and when he had gazed at her for some time he said,
"Well, wife, this is fine for you to be king! now there is nothing more to wish for."
"O husband!" said the wife, seeming quite restless, "I am tired of this already. Go to your fish and tell him that now I am king I must be emperor."

渔夫于是回家去了。 来到宫前时，他发现宫殿大了许多，增加了一座高塔，塔身上有漂亮的雕饰。 一排警卫守卫在宫殿门口，附近还有许多士兵，门前还有一支乐队，敲着锣打着鼓。 他走进宫殿，只见样样东西都是金子和大理石做成的；桌椅上铺着天鹅绒，垂挂着很大的金流苏。 一道道的门忽地打开了，整座王宫处处体现着富丽堂皇。 他的老婆就坐在镶嵌着无数钻石的高大的金宝座上，头戴一顶宽大的金冠，手握一根用纯金和宝石做成的王仗。 在宝座的两旁，六名宫女一字排开，一个比另一个矮一头。 渔夫走上前去对她说："喂，老婆，你现在真的当上了国王吗？"
"是的，"妻子回答说，"咱现在就是国王啦。"他站在那里上上下下地打量着妻子，过了一会儿说："哎，老婆，如今你当了国王，多么称心如意啊，往后咱们就不用再要什么了吧？"
"当家的，那可不行，"妻子回答说，情绪开始烦躁起来，"我已经感到无聊得很，再也无法忍受了。快去找比目鱼，告诉他说我要当皇帝。"