Thereupon the Hettirala having gone, calling the Prince, to the
district where the cattle are, and having shown him the cattle, says,
"All these cattle are mine. You must look after them, taking care of
them very well. Do not send them into outside gardens. You must tie
the fastening (baemma) well."
Thereupon the Prince says, "It is good, Hetti-elder-brother. Don't be
afraid. Having well tied the fastening I shall look after the cattle."
Having started off the Hettirala and sent him away, the Prince placed
each one of the cattle at each tree, and having tied the fastenings
and tightened them to the degree that they were unable to take
breath, was looking in the direction of the cattle. While he was
there some cattle died, some were drawing the breath (i.e., gasping
for breath). At that time, the time of eating cooked rice went by.
The Hettirala, having remained looking for the Prince's coming at
the time of eating cooked rice during the day, when the time went by
thought, "He is a great fool, isn't he? Having sent the cattle into
the gardens of others they have been seized, maybe." As he did not
come at noon to eat cooked rice, he said, "I must go to look"; and
having come there, when he looked some had died at the very bottom of
the trees to which they were tied, some are drawing and drawing breath.
The Hettirala asks the Prince, "Why, fool, what a thing this is
you did! Do you look after cattle in this way?" Having said [this],
he scolded him.
Thereupon the Prince says, "What is the Hetti-elder-brother saying? The
Hetti-elder-brother said at first, 'Having tied the fastenings well,
look after them, not letting (nendi) them go into the gardens of
others.' I tied the fastenings well, and stayed looking at them. What
is it you are saying? Have I tied them badly? If there is a fault in
the tying, tell me."
Well then, the Hettirala being without a reply to say, [thought],
"Because I told this fool to tie the fastenings well, he, thinking
foolishly, in observance of the order killed my few cattle. I was
foolish; this fool will not have the ability to do this work;" and
he went, calling the Prince again, to the Hettirala's house.
When he is there three or four days, in the very [same] manner as at
first the Hettirala's wife began to scold the Hettirala:--"Having
come calling this thief again, is he simply sitting down? Even for
a day there will not be [the means] here to give this one to eat,
sitting down unemployed. This very day I will drive him from the
house." Having said various things she scolded the Hettirala.
Thereupon the Hettirala having spoken to the Prince asks, "Can you
plough rice fields?"