Thereupon the house persons asked, "Is there a daughter?"

"Yes, an only daughter of mine," he said.

"There is an only male child of mine, also. Will you give your daughter

to him?" the house-wife asked.

The nobleman having said, "It is good," [after] fixing a day came away.

On the appointed day, to look at the young woman the young man and

his two parents came. At the time when they asked the nobleman, "Where

is the daughter?" he said, "To-day she went with her grandfather."

Having said, "If so, on such and such a day we will come to summon

her to go," they went away.

On that day, at the time when the young man and his two parents

came he showed them his female Frog. After that, the young man's

two parents were not satisfied, but the young man being satisfied,

summoning the female Frog they went away.

After a little time went by, they were to go to a [wedding] festival

house. While the young man was in sorrow thinking of it, this

female Frog took off her frog jacket [and thereupon became a young

woman]. After that they went to the festival house. During the time

afterwards, these two according to the usual custom dwelt excellently

[together].

Uva Province.

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