The fox tells the prince that if he tames him, he will be happy and will remember his mother. The prince asks what he means by tame, and the fox answers that if the prince comes by at 4pm, the fox will be excited and will be nervous to meet him at 3pm. If the prince tames the fox, the two will end up together and need each other. The fox says that there is a limit to the amount of raw meat that can be bought without being noticed, and that it took him a long time to get there.