The Prince says, "Mother, having given the thousand masuran that I
took I brought a Cat."
Then the Queen said, "Don't thou come again. Go to any place thou
wantest."
The Prince said, "Mother, give me 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, taking them and taking also
the Cat, came to the rock house; and the whole four having eaten the
packet of cooked rice started to go away.
Having gone away, and having gone near a large Na tree, [111] while
they were there the Cobra said, "You stay [112] here until I come back
[after] seeking the Naga King."
The Cobra having gone, and having returned near the large Na tree
[after] seeking [and bringing] the Naga King, the Cobra said to
the Naga King, "This Prince has been of very great assistance to
me. Because of it you must set me free [by giving a suitable ransom]."
Afterwards the Naga King gave the Prince a gem-set ring (peraes-munda),
and said, "With this ring you can create anything you want." [113]
The Naga King, taking that Cobra, went away.
As this Prince and the Parrot and the Cat were going away the Prince
thought, "Let a palace and a Princess be created here for me." Putting
the gem-set ring on his hand he thought it. Then a palace and a
Princess were created.
At the time when they were there, the Princess and Prince went to the
sea to bathe. Having gone there, while bathing a lock of hair (isakeya
raelak) from the head of the Princess fell into the sea. Having gone it
became fastened in the net of net fishermen. They, taking it, gave it
to the King. The King being unable to guess whether it was a hair or a
golden thread, sent out the notification tom-toms. A widow stopped the
tom-toms. Having stopped them the woman went near the King and said,
"This is not a golden thread (kenda), it is indeed hair of the head
(isakeya gahamayi)."
After that the King said, "Can you find the Princess who owns this
hair?"
The woman having said, "I can," came to the very city where the
Princess is. When she came there, there was not any work place
there. She asked at the hand of the Princess, "How, daughter (pute),
do you eat?"