The man having said "Ha," until it became evening strung the
fishes. Afterwards the fishermen gave that man a fish. Taking it,
as he was coming a considerable distance he met a widow woman. The
woman said, "Where did you go?"
Then the man said, "I went to this sea quarter. I am giving a danaya
to the Gods; I went to seek a fish for it."
The woman said, "I also will go," and came with the man.
At dawn the widow woman, asking [permission] from those two, cooked
the dane for the Gods. One cannot stay in the city on account of the
sweet [smell] of that fish having entered it.
Those Gods and their host having come at the time of the dana, all at
the city apportioned the whole of the food. [121] Near these three
persons there was no one. So Sakra, [observing it], creating an old
man's appearance, came.
This man called to Sakra, "Come here, you; there is not a person here
for the dane."
Having spread a single-fold (tani-pota) mat, he gave the dane to
Sakra. Sakra having eaten the dane went away. Those Gods and their
host then also went. [122]
As this man was folding the mat which he gave to that Sakra to sit
upon, under it silver and golden things had been heaped up.
The man with that silver and gold caused a city to be well built. That
King's sovereignty having been changed, this man's son obtained
the sovereignty. When he had been [there] not much time a very
great scarcity of food struck the [former] King of the city, and
the people. Doing work at the city of this [formerly] poor man,
and having eaten, they remained there.
Tom-tom Beater. North-western Province.