The Rakshasa said, "The King told me to eat you," he said.
After that, the man said, "[First] bring the few silver and gold
articles that there are of yours," he said.
The Rakshasa having gone home, after he brought the few silver and
gold things this man said to the Rakshasa, "Having come [after]
drawing out a creeper, tie a turn on the elephant's neck and on your
neck tie a turn."
The Rakshasa having come after drawing out a creeper, tied a turn on
the elephant's neck and tied a turn on the Rakshasa's neck. Afterwards
this man said, "Ha; now then, come and eat me." When the Rakshasa
tried to go dragging the elephant, the elephant struck the Rakshasa;
then the Rakshasa died.
Afterwards, while this man, taking those few silver and gold things,
is guarding the elephants, one day having been soaked owing to the
rain when is he squatting at the bottom of a tree, a snake appeared.
This man thinking, "Ane! I must go to warm myself with a little fire,"
having gone away, when he looked about there were two Princesses
in a rock-house (cave). Having seen them he went near [and said],
"Ane! Will you give me a little fire?"
Afterwards the eldest Princess said, "Come here; having warmed yourself
a little at the fire go away."
After that, the man went into the rock-house and warmed himself at
the fire, and taking the elephants came to the city, and told the
King, "Having seen that in this manner there are two Princesses in
a rock-house I came to tell you," he said.
The King said, "Our elder brother and I and you, we three, let us go
to-morrow to fetch the two Princesses." The man said "Ha."
On the following day the three persons having gone near the rock-house,
that man went near that rock-house and asked for fire. At that time,
when the eldest Princess is preparing to give the fire these three
persons sprang in, and having drawn the two Princesses outside, when
they were seizing them the two Princesses lost their senses. Afterwards
restoring them to consciousness they came to the King's city.
When the mother of these two Princesses [after] seeking food came to
the rock-house, these two Princesses were not [there]. After that,
when this widow woman is going weeping and weeping along a path, having
seen that a great tusk elephant King is on the path this woman said,
"Did you meet with my two Princesses?"
The tusk elephant King said, "Two royal thieves and a man who guards
the elephants, placing the two Princesses on the back of an elephant
went away."
Afterwards, when this widow woman was going to the city along the path
on which they took the tusk elephant she saw that the elder Princess
is near the well. This widow woman having become thirsty asked for
a little water.
The Princess said, "Go away, widow woman, there is not any water to
give thee."
Afterwards, when this widow woman met with the younger sister's
house, the Princess having been in the house came out, and said,
"Our mother!" Quickly having bathed her with coconut milk scented
with sandal wood and placed her on the bed, as she is going aside
that woman said, "Daughter (pute), go for a little silver and gold
for yourself. As you are going along the path on which you came there
will be a tusk-elephant King. The tusk-elephant King will give it."
Afterwards, [when she had got the silver and gold] the Princess and
the widow woman went away. They went away with another King.
Tom-tom Beater. North-western Province.