This man said, "The journey I came on is thus; the things that happened
to me are thus. Having come hunting, and prepared the hearth, in order,
after I had cooked here, to eat, when I was breaking firewood a cobra
bit me."
The Vaedda said, "Come away, and go with me." This man having said,
"Ha," the six dogs and the man went with the Vaedda to the Vaedda's
city. Having gone there, that day the Vaedda gave him food.
During the time while the man was there, that very day night the
King of the city died. On the following day morning, there being no
person for the sovereignty, [after] decorating the tusk elephant the
Ministers went [with it] to seek a King.
At the time when they were going, this tusk elephant was going along
looking at the Vaedda's house. As it was going, that man whom the
cobra bit was lying down in the Vaedda's veranda. The tusk elephant
went and knelt near the man.
After that, the Ministers, having told this man to get up, when he
arose bathed him with perfumed water, and having decorated him with
the royal crown, placing him on the back of the tusk elephant went
to the palace.
After he went there, the King caused the Vaedda to be brought, and
said, "Owing to you, indeed, I attained to such exalted things." Having
said, "Because of it, receive the post of Adikarama (Minister),"
he appointed the office of Adikarama to the Vaedda.
Having given him it, he remained up to the end of his life exercising
the sovereignty with the ten [royal] virtues.
North-western Province.