"If so, filling a large sack please come [with it]," he said.
The Situ daughter having brought a sack of dried areka-nuts gave
them. The Prince also having put them down thinly at the doorway,
the Prince sitting inside the house and taking his sword also in his
hand, waited.
Thereupon he said the Hu that he says when setting out. At that time
the Situ daughter in fear began to weep. When the Prince is saying and
saying to the Situ daughter, "Don't cry," he said "Hu," the other Hu
near the stile. In a little time more having come to the open ground
in front of the house saying a Hu, when he was springing into the
house the Yaka fell on the heap of dried areka-nuts. At that time the
Prince with his sword cut the Yaka into four or five [pieces]. [310]
Taking in marriage the Situ daughter, while he was dwelling there
a long time, to take in marriage the Situ daughter they began to
come from many various countries, because the Situ daughter is very
beautiful.
Out of them, a Prince caused the notification tom-tom to be beaten
[to proclaim] that should anyone take and give him the Princess who
is at the nobleman's house in such and such a village, he will give
him much goods. Thereupon a certain woman having said, "I can obtain
and give her," stopped the notification tom-tom, and having gone to
the royal house, asking for three months' time went to the village
at which that Prince and Princess are, and having become the female
servant at that house, remained there.
Meanwhile this woman asks the Princess, "Ane! Please tell me by what
means your lord displays strength and prowess to this degree," she
asked with humility.
Thereupon the Princess said, "Don't you tell anyone; our Prince's
life is in his sword."
That woman from that day began to collect coconut husks and coconut
shells. The Princess having seen it asked, "What are you collecting
those coconut husks and coconut shells for?"
Thereupon the woman said, "Ane! What is this you are asking? For
houses, on the days when it rains is there not much advantage in
[having] coconut husks?" And the Princess having said, "It is good,"
did nothing. While she was thus, the three months were passing away.
One day, when this Prince and Princess were sleeping, in the night
this woman, stealing the sword that was upon the Prince's breast and
having put it under those coconut husks and coconut shells that she
had previously collected, set fire to the heap. When the sword was
becoming red [hot] the Prince became unconscious.
Before this, this woman had sent a message to the Prince who caused
that notification tom-tom to be beaten, to come with his retinue,
taking a ship. That very day at night the retinue came. After that
Prince became unconscious, this retinue having taken that Princess
by very force, put her in the ship to go to their city.
That Prince's two friends having arisen in the morning, and when they
looked, having seen that the leaves had faded on the lime trees and
the fruits had dropped, plucking the limes off them came seeking the
Prince. Having come there, when they looked, except that the Prince
is unconscious there is no one to see. Having seen that a bonfire is
blazing very fiercely, they quickly poured water in the bonfire and
extinguished the fire. When they were looking, the sword having burnt
[away] (piccila) a little was left. Having got this piece of sword
these two persons took it away. Having cut the limes, when they were
rubbing and rubbing them on it, by the influence of the Prince the
sword became perfect.
At that time the Prince arose in health; and when he is looking
perceiving that the Princess is not [there], he went running with those
two persons to the port, and saw that at the distance at which it is
[just] visible the ship is going.