The narrator opens the chapter with a description of the cold palace in which the emperor lives. He describes the emperor as a weakling who sleeps poorly and who owns the world but sleeps poorly. An eagle flies from the sky and the beauty of the earth shines brightly in his eyes. The narrator then describes the eldest princess, who lives in the palace. The eldest princess is dressed like a man and she greets the master of the palace, who is dressed as a boy. The master asks why he is not in the kitchen, and the narrator tells him that he is dressed up because it is not easy for him to go out. He tells the master that he has told the princess that he understands these things best. The princess asks the master why he has dressed up like a boy, and he tells her that it is because he wants to meet the princess in person. He then tells the girl that he knows how to talk good words and that he can also help her to say good words. The girl tells the prince that she has dressed like the man because she is afraid that she will be punished if she does not cook well. The prince says that he does not want to cook well for the princess because it will have a big reward, but the girl says that cooking well will not have such a reward. She says that she wants to come to the palace to meet that which is important to her. She wants to make food that is beautiful and careful, but she doesn't like to do it. She feels that if she continues to cook for the royal members, she will not like cooking anymore. She also says that there is no door for her to enter the palace because she was promoted to the kitchen from