Appusiñño says, "The Lord Mudaliyar sought for the keys to get clothes
to go somewhere or other. Out of my hand the keys were lost. On
account of it having beaten me with a club and my head having been
split, I came running here," he said.
Thereupon the King says, "You can find the keys some time. Until then,
there are the needful clothes. Go and give him any cloth you want
out of them," he said.
So having taken a good cloth in which gold work was put, he dressed
him, and he having come to the royal house, the King became pleased
with the Lord Mudaliyar Babasiñño; and having caused the naekat
(planetary prognostics) to be looked at, settled to marry [him to his
daughter]. Thereupon, having told the men who were in that country,
and having decorated the city, he observed the [wedding] festival,
having also been surrounded by much sound of the five instruments of
music in an extremely agreeable manner.
Well then, while they were going summoning the Princess to Babasiñño's
own country, the Monkey through extreme delight ran jumping and jumping
in front. While the Monkey was going thus, a party of boys who were
causing certain goats to graze, having heard the noise of the five
instruments of music, became afraid. At the time when they asked,
"What is this?" "They are coming breaking up a country, upsetting
a country. If ye are to save these goats, say they are the Lord
Mudaliyar Babasiñño's," the Monkey said.
When they are going a little further, certain herdsmen who are looking
after cattle having become afraid, at the time when they asked [what
the noise was], "They are coming breaking up a country, upsetting a
country. If ye are to escape say, 'We are causing the Lord Mudaliyar
Babasiñño's cattle to graze,'" the Monkey said.
When they are going a little further, certain men who are doing
rice-field work having become afraid, at the time when they asked,
"What is this noise?" he said, "They are coming breaking up a country,
upsetting a country. If ye are to escape say, 'We are doing work in
the Lord Mudaliyar Babasiñño's rice fields.'"
At the whole of the aforesaid places the men observed the method
which the Monkey said.
The Monkey saw during the time he was staying in the midst of the
forest, a house in which is a Yaksani. As in that house there are
riches, silver and gold, like a palace, and because there was nothing
in Babasiñño's house, he thought of going there. Having thought it,
and having left the bride and bridegroom and the whole of them to
come in carts, and having said, "Come on this path," Appusiñño got
in front, and having gone to the place where the Yaksani is, said,
"Isn't there even news that they are coming breaking up a country,
upsetting a country? The King is coming to behead you. Because of it,
go to that stone well and get hid."
Thereupon, the Yaksani having gone to the stone well, got hid. While
she was hiding [in it], this Appusiñño having thrown stones [into it],
and having killed the Yaksani, swept the Yaksani's house, and when
the party were coming was there.
The King and the rest having come, when they looked much wealth
and corn were there. Having said, "This one is a great rich person,
indeed," while the servants and the Princess remained there the King
came back to the city.
But however much assistance the Monkey gave, Babasiñño having forgotten
the whole of it did not even look whether they gave the Monkey to eat.
Well then, while the party are staying there, one day, to look,
"Does the Lord Mudaliyar Babasiñño regard me?" Appusiñño was getting
false illness.
At that time Babasiñño said, "What a vile remnant [222] is this! Take
it and throw it away into the jungle."
Thereupon the Monkey made visible and showed the absence (naetikama) of
Babasiñño's good qualities (guna), bringing forward many circumstances
[in proof of it. He said], "Putting [out of consideration] that I was
of so much assistance, you said thus!" Having said, "Because of it,
staying here is not proper," he went into the midst of the forest.
Western Province.