The Enchanted Island of Yew - Lyman Frank Baum - Bog

A fairy is bored and wants to go adventuring, so she asks some noble ladies to change her into a prince. She then goes around the island of Yew. After conking many thieves on the head and defeating King Wul-Takim, Prince Marvel encounters his first companion named Nerle. Nerle is a masochist. He loves to be imprisoned, tortured, or otherwise injured. He is always disappointed whenever good fortune happens to him, like when bees choose not to sting him...