Sokka, asking for a very rapidly running horse and a very sharp-edged
sword, mounted upon the back of the horse, and having bounded
into the middle of the hostile army who were building the enemy's
encampment, driving on the horse to the extent possible, he began
to cut on that and this hand (e me ata). Sokka having cut down as
many as possible, stringing a head, also, on his very sword, came to
the royal palace. Thereupon, the forces (pirisa) who were building
the encampment, thought, "If so much damage came from one man, how
much will there be from the other forces!" Having thought [this],
they bounded off and ran away.
Then the King having been pleased, married and gave his daughter,
also, to Sokka, and gave him much wealth also.
During the time while Sokka is dwelling in this manner at the royal
house, Sokka thought to drink arrack, [after] going and taking the
ornaments that his wife is wearing. Having thought it, as though he had
an illness he remained lying on a bed, not eating, not drinking. [304]
Thereupon his wife having approached near him asked the cause of
the illness.
At that time Sokka asks, "Dost thou think that I have obtained thee
(ti) without doing anything (nikan)? To obtain thee I undertook a
great charge. The charge is that thou and I (tit mat) having gone to
such and such a mountain must offer gifts."
Thereupon the Princess says, "Don't be troubled. To-morrow we two
persons having gone [there], let us fulfil the charge," she said.
Sokka having become pleased at it, on the following day, with a great
retinue also, they went to fulfil the charge. Having gone in this
manner, and caused the whole of the retinue to halt on the road,
these two persons went to the top of the mountain. Sokka thereupon
says, "I have come here now for the purpose of killing thee, so that,
having killed thee, taking thy ornaments I may drink arrack."
Then the Princess asked, "If I and the ornaments belong to Your Honour,
[305] for what purpose will you kill me?"