Thereupon the Four-faced King said, "We eat rice and curry."

Then because the Turtle King receives the thing he wished for,

having created very suitable food he gave it to the Four-faced King

and the army.

After that, the Turtle King and the Four-faced King having spoken

[about it], appointed the [wedding] festival for the seventh day

from to-day.

The Four-faced King and the army having come to [their own] city, say,

"We will not summon a [bride in] marriage from those turtles." Having

said it, they remained without going to Ibbawa city.

This Turtle King, after seven days passed, says to the other turtles,

"Having said that they will take a [bride in] marriage from us, they

treated us with contempt. Because of it, let us go to fight with the

Four-faced King."

Well then, the Turtle King, having come with the ten million lakhs

of turtles, [after] setting guards round the city of the Four-faced

King, says to the Four-faced King, "Will you fight with us, or take

the marriage that was first spoken of?"

After that, the Four-faced King began to fight with the Turtle

King. Having fought for seven days, the Four-faced King having been

defeated, and the city people also being killed, the Turtle King

got the sovereignty of the city. Having spared only the son of the

Four-faced King, Prince Kimbiya, to that Prince he gave Gal-Ibbi,

the daughter of the Turtle King. Beginning from that time, the Turtle

King exercised the sovereignty over both cities.

Having summoned Gal-Ibbi [in marriage] seven Princes were begotten

by Prince Kimbiya. The seven persons after they became big and great

ascertaining that they were born from the womb of the tortoise, the

mother of each of them, through shame ripping open (lit., splitting)

each other, the whole seven died.

North-western Province.

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