In a certain country three youths, brothers, go to school. When
not much time is going by, the youths' father called them in order
to look at their lessons. The youngest one can say the lessons, the
other two cannot say the lessons. After that their father drove them
from the house.
Well then, the two, setting off, went away from the house. Thereupon
this young younger brother began to go with them both. Both those
elder brothers having said, "Don't come," beat that youth. Taking no
notice of it [161] he went behind them, weeping and weeping.
Having gone thus, and entered a forest wilderness, while they were
going they met with the Rakshasa's house. The youngest youth says,
"Ane! Elder brother, having gone into the house place me in the middle,
and sit down."
At that time the Rakshasa brought and gave them food for all three
to eat. These three said, "We cannot eat." After that, for the three
persons to sleep the Rakshasa gave three mats. The Rakshasa sent the
Rakshasa's two boys, also, to sleep. Those three wore red cloths;
that Rakshasa's two boys wore white cloths.
After that, the Rakshasa, having opened the door, came to eat those
three persons. At that time the youngest youth was awake; owing to
it the Rakshasa was unable to eat those boys. [162] He went back and
lay down.
Then that youngest youth taking the white cloths which the Rakshasa
youths had put on, these three put them on. They put on those two
the red cloths which these three had put on.
When the Rakshasa came still [another] time, the three were lying
down. That time, taking those two youths of the Rakshasa's who wore
red cloths he ate them.
When it was becoming light the three persons went to another
village. After that, the two eldest contracted two marriages; that
youngest youth remained to watch goats. To the owner of the goats
those two who got married said, "At the Rakshasa's house there is a
good parrot."