In a certain country there are a King and a Queen, it is said; there
are seven Princes of these two persons. Out of the seven, the youngest
Prince from the day on which he was born is lying down; only those
six perform service, go on journeys after journeys (gaman sagaman).
Well then, at the time when this Prince is living thus, the King
said at the hand of the Queen, "Should this Prince remain there is
no advantage to us; I must behead him."
The Queen said, "There is no need to behead him. Drive away the
Prince whom we do not want to a quarter he likes." The King said,
"It is good."
The Queen having come near the Prince, said, "Son, he must behead
you, says the King. Because of it go to a place you like, to seek
a livelihood."
Then the Prince said, "For me to go for trading give me (dilan)
a thousand masuran, and a packet of cooked rice." After that, the
Queen gave him a packet of cooked rice and a thousand masuran.
The Prince having taken the packet of cooked rice and the thousand
masuran, arrived (eli-baessa) at a travellers' shed. At the time when
he is sitting in the travellers' shed a man came, bringing a Cobra.