<P> The next morning , Lucius is abruptly awoken and arrested for the murder of the three men . He is taken to court where he is laughed at constantly and witnesses are brought against him . They are just about to announce his guilt when the widow demands to bring out the dead bodies ; but when the three bodies of the murdered men are revealed , they turn out to be puffed - up wineskins . It then turns out that it was a prank played by the town upon Lucius , to celebrate their annual Festival of Laughter . Later that day , Lucius and Photis watch Milo 's wife perform her witchcraft and transform herself into a bird . Attempting to copy her , Lucius accidentally turns himself into an ass , at which point Photis tells him that the only way for him to return to his human state is to eat a rose . She puts him in the stable for the night and promises to bring him roses in the morning , but during the night Milo 's house is raided by a band of thieves , who steal Lucius the ass , load him up with their plunder , and leave with him . </P>
<P> The next morning , Lucius is abruptly awoken and arrested for the murder of the three men . He is taken to court where he is laughed at constantly and witnesses are brought against him . They are just about to announce his guilt when the widow demands to bring out the dead bodies ; but when the three bodies of the murdered men are revealed , they turn out to be puffed - up wineskins . It then turns out that it was a prank played by the town upon Lucius , to celebrate their annual Festival of Laughter . Later that day , Lucius and Photis watch Milo 's wife perform her witchcraft and transform herself into a bird . Attempting to copy her , Lucius accidentally turns himself into an ass , at which point Photis tells him that the only way for him to return to his human state is to eat a rose . She puts him in the stable for the night and promises to bring him roses in the morning , but during the night Milo 's house is raided by a band of thieves , who steal Lucius the ass , load him up with their plunder , and leave with him . </P>
according to photis what will transform lucius back into a human
according to photis what will transform lucius back into a human
eat a rose
eat a rose