THE FOOLISH MAN

In a certain country there are a woman and a man, it is said. There

are two daughters of the two persons. They gave one daughter [in

marriage]. The man at the place where they gave the daughter had

suitable things.

A very rich man having come, asked the other daughter [in

marriage]. Then the girl's father said, "I will not give her to you;

the lineage (wanse) of your people is not good."

After that another man came and asked. The man had nothing; his

lineage alone was good. The girl's mind was to go to the man who

formerly came and asked, [but she was given to the second one].

Well then, when the girl [after her marriage] is without [sufficient]

to eat and to wear, one day the girl's father went to see the

girl. Afterwards, having given the man sitting accommodation, [43]

and got the fire together, and put a potsherd on the hearth, she put

tamarind seeds in the potsherd, and they began to fry, making a sound,

"Kas, kas."

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