"They used to say of Abba Zeno that when he was staying at Scete he came out of his cell by night meaning to go to the marsh but he lost his way; he spent three days and three nights walking around. Exhausted, he became faint and fell down to die. Then there stood before him a youth with bread and a bottle of water. “Get up and eat,” he said to him. Up he got and prayed, under the impression that it was a vision but, in response, the other said to him: “Well done,” so he prayed again a second time and likewise a third and he said to him: “Well done,” so the elder got up, took, and ate. After that [the youth] said to him: “The more you walked around, the further you were from your cell, but get up and follow me.” Immediately he found himself at his cell, so the elder said to him: “Come in and offer a prayer for us.” When the elder went in the [youth] disappeared."