Tale

  1 Lion  |          the best of our ability,~King of the Beasts! Your Majesty!~
  2 Labam |         you stay with me; for our king has ordered that men from
  3 Labam |          must go away, for if the king hears you have passed the
  4 Labam |          no need," she said. "Our king has forbidden the people
  5 Labam |           you must go; for if the king finds out all I have done
  6 Labam |           mother told this to the king.~"Good," said the king; "
  7 Labam |        the king.~"Good," said the king; "but if this Raja's son
  8 Labam |       princess; if he cannot, the king will have him killed. But
  9 Labam |         one can do the things the king tells him to do; so all
 10 Labam |         to anything she said.~The king sent for the prince to the
 11 Labam |     brought the Raja's son to the king's courthouse to the king.
 12 Labam |          king's courthouse to the king. There the king gave him
 13 Labam | courthouse to the king. There the king gave him eighty pounds of
 14 Labam |    himself; "and if I do not, the king will kill me." He took the
 15 Labam |           not take the oil to the king to-morrow morning, he will
 16 Labam |          you shall take it to the king." The Raja's son lay down
 17 Labam |         to the court-house to the king. But the king said," You
 18 Labam |  court-house to the king. But the king said," You cannot yet marry
 19 Labam |       demons, and kill them." The king a long time ago had caught
 20 Labam |           demons; "for," said the king to himself, "perhaps the
 21 Labam |         Raja's son answered, "The king has ordered me to fight
 22 Labam |           and he took them to the king, and said to him,. "May
 23 Labam |         for me?"~"Yes," said' the king, who did not care in the
 24 Labam |      tigers will fight them." The king did so, and the tigers and
 25 Labam |           That is good," said the king. "But you must do something
 26 Labam |       said, "up in the sky is the king's kettle-drum. I want to
 27 Labam |        son beat the drum, and the king heard him. Still, when he
 28 Labam |            when he came down, the king would not give him his daughter. "
 29 Labam |          the Raja's son.~Then the king showed him the trunk of
 30 Labam |        split into two pieces.~The king said, "Now you can marry
 31 Laili |     Loving Laili~ONCE there was a king called King Dantal, who
 32 Laili |           there was a king called King Dantal, who had a great
 33 Laili |           son, Husain Mahamat, in King Dantal's garden, which was
 34 Laili |          the fruits and eat them. King Dantal had a teacher for
 35 Laili |          I am the daughter of the king of the Phalana country,
 36 Laili |       Majnun's court-house, where King Majnun was sitting. There
 37 Laili |          what she wanted. "I want King Majnun," she said.~So they
 38 Laili |         and then they returned to King Dantal, and lived happily
 39 Laili |       garden with Husain Mahamat. King Dantal wished his son to
 40 Laili |          fakir and carried her to King Dantal's garden. "Now,"
 41 Laili |       came to walk in the garden. King Dantal was now a very old
 42 Laili |           the jungle. They ran to King Dantal, and Majnun told
 43 Laili |           have eaten you." Indeed King Dantal did not believe Majnun
 44 Laili |            but found nothing, and King Dantal told his son be was
 45 Laili |          will eat me."~"No," said King Dantal; "remember, Laili
 46 Laili |          on), and then she called King Dantal, and said to him
 47 Laili |          me so many, many times."~King Dantal answered, "It is
 48 Laili |         happy directly." Then the King got some water, and they
 49 Laili |          were all very happy, and King Dantal had all the drums
 50 Laili |           fast, till they reached King Dantal's palace.~There Prince
 51 Laili |            nor Laili; "for," said King Dantal, "Laili is so beautiful,
 52 Tiger |          Oh, relieve me! I am the king of tigers, dying here of
 53 Tiger |   protector! Lift me up. I am the king of serpents, and the son
 54 Tiger |           My benefactor! I am the king of rats. Whenever you are
 55 Tiger |        the jaws of the tiger? The king of Ujjaini had a week before
 56 Tiger |         from the wood, seized the king, and vanished.~When the
 57 Tiger |            and vanished.~When the king's attendants informed the
 58 Tiger |           a tiger that killed the king, and not any hunter's hands,
 59 Tiger |         denounce Gangazara as the king's murderer, so, hiding the
 60 Tiger |          issued these orders, the king of the rats took leave of
 61 Tiger |       They, in obedience to their king's order, continued to supply
 62 Tiger |          with our small ones. The king of the rats has promised
 63 Tiger |        one may report this to the king, and if he knows it, you
 64 Tiger |          the only daughter of the king. The king at once sent for
 65 Tiger |         daughter of the king. The king at once sent for all the
 66 Tiger |        life. Now a servant of the king who had several times overheard
 67 Tiger |   reported the matter to him, The king at once ordered the cell
 68 Tiger |          brought Gangazara to the king.~The king no sooner saw
 69 Tiger |        Gangazara to the king.~The king no sooner saw Gangazara
 70 Tiger |           face could be seen. The king begged forgiveness for his
 71 Tiger |           to life. The joy of the king knew no bounds. He cursed
 72 Tiger |           anything, but asked the king to assemble all his subjects
 73 Tiger |        and thought upon the Tiger King and the Serpent King, who
 74 Tiger |        Tiger King and the Serpent King, who came with all their
 75 Tiger |     following reply came from the king of the tigers: "Why should
 76 Tiger |     tigers: "Why should this base king imprison your honour, believing
 77 Tiger |        justice from such a stupid king as that? Unless he adopt
 78 Tiger |        with our destruction."~The king heard, cursed the day on
 79 Tiger |     caught by the soldiers of the king, and was pardoned by the
 80 Tiger |      returned to their homes.~The king again pressed Gangazara
 81 Tiger |           marry the princess. The king agreed; and Gangazara left
 82 Haris |      thief from the palace of the king. As the thief was not known,
 83 Haris |          thief was not known, the king quickly summoned Harisarman
 84 Haris |        placed in a chamber by the king, and carefully guarded.
 85 Haris |        the morning he brought the king, by some skilful parade
 86 Haris |       with a part of it. Then the king was pleased, and gave him
 87 Haris |      Devajnanin, whispered in the king's ear: "How can a man possess
 88 Haris |           new artifice." Then the king of his own accord brought
 89 Haris |         about the frog!" Then the king, thinking that this was
 90 Ring  |           was brought to him. The king, his father, was in great
 91 Ring  |          said the cat. "Look, the king has taken our master's wife
 92 Ring  |       down. The eldest son of the king of the rats was about to
 93 Ring  |        and ran off with it to its king, who was very glad, and
 94 Ring  |       immediately flew off to the king of the fishes, and ordered
 95 Ring  |          to restore the ring. The king of the fishes did so, and
 96 Tortoi|         he grew up, he became the king's adviser in things temporal
 97 Tortoi|           and spiritual.~Now this king was very talkative; while
 98 Tortoi|          had brought him over the king's palace in the city of
 99 Tortoi|        and has split in two!"~The king, taking the future Buddha,
100 Tortoi|           wishing to admonish the king, have I sought for some
101 Tortoi|             And saying, "Truly, O king! those who are called chatter-boxes -
102 Tortoi|        this wretched plight!"~The king saw that he was himself
103 Tortoi|        openly, and said, "O great king! be it thou, or be it any
104 Tortoi|        mishap like this."~And the king henceforth refrained himself,
105 Rupees|       visit the kind and generous king of that country, and offered
106 Rupees|         time it happened that the king was seeking for a Brahman
107 Rupees|     golden rupee was given in the king's name to any beggar who
108 Rupees|          her, "and give it to the king. You will see that he will
109 Rupees|           liking to go before the king herself, she sent one of
110 Rupees|         one of her relations. The king read the paper, and ordering
111 Rupees|        the darbar reading it, the king's son met her, and asked
112 Rupees|            But it was not so. The king was more angry than before,
113 Rupees|           reached the ears of the king. He felt interested in him,
114 Rupees|           to tread the halls of a king, saying that his dwelling
115 Rupees|       wife to the place. Then the king took his wife and brought
116 Rupees|      prostrated herself. When the king heard this he was very angry,
117 Rupees|             said the potter. "The king of this country has a daughter
118 Rupees|          them. In the morning the king came as usual to inquire,
119 Rupees|           Who are you?" asked the king, entering the room.~"O king! "
120 Rupees|       king, entering the room.~"O king! "replied the prince, "I
121 Rupees|        prince, "I am the son of a king who rules over such-and-such
122 Rupees|            When he heard this the king was very glad, and bade
123 Rupees|            which was granted. The king gave him elephants, horses,
124 Rupees|           reached the ears of the king, who came with rope-tied
125 Rupees|        Let him come in," said the king, "and put his hands upon
126 Rupees|           Brahmani. Whereupon the king expressed his sorrow for
127 Queens|         upon a time there lived a king who had seven Queens, but
128 Queens|        poor old fakir came to the King, and said, "Your prayers
129 Queens|     Queens shall bear a son."~The King's delight at this promise
130 Queens|        and confectionery.~Now the King was very fond of hunting,
131 Queens|           should befall you."~The King, to allay their anxiety,
132 Queens|       bound, leapt clean over the King's head, and fled towards
133 Queens|        Forgetful of all else, the King, setting spurs to his horse,
134 Queens|           golden-haired, that the King was transfixed by astonishment
135 Queens|        the vessel of water to the King's lips, and as he drank
136 Queens|           quite enough even for a King to manage. However~
137 Kings |          litigation ceased in the king's court. Though the judges
138 Kings |        city.~Now at that time the king of Kosala, Mallika by name,
139 Kings |         charioteer of Mallika the king said to the charioteer of
140 Kings |          to the charioteer of the king of Benares, "Take thy chariot
141 Kings |     kingdom of Benares, the great king Brahma-datta."~Yet the other
142 Kings |      kingdom of Kosala, the great king Mallika. Take thy carriage
143 Kings |       room for the chariot of our king!"~Then the charioteer of
144 Kings |        Then the charioteer of the king of Benares thought, "They
145 Kings |         say then that he too is a king! What is now to be done?"
146 Kings |    charioteer what the age of the king of Kosala was. But on inquiry
147 Kings |         of righteousness has this king of yours."~Then the charioteer
148 Kings |        Then the charioteer of the king of Kosala, proclaiming his
149 Kings |           Kosala, proclaiming his king's wickedness as goodness,
150 Kings |        Such is the nature of this king!~Move out of the way, O
151 Kings |         But the charioteer of the king of Benares asked him, "Well,
152 Kings |           all the virtues of your king?"~"Yes," said the other.~"
153 Kings |         the kind of goodness your king has?"~And then the charioteer
154 Kings |        then the charioteer of the king of Benares called unto him
155 Kings |        Such is the nature of this king!~'Move out of the way, O
156 Kings |          spoken, both Mallika the king and his charioteer alighted
157 Kings |     chariot, and made way for the king of Benares!~
158 Raja  |   servants, and everything else a King's son might desire. And
159 Raja  |          all things needful for a King's son to know.~Young Rasalu
160 Raja  |        palace, complaining to the King that a mighty young Prince
161 Raja  |          been clay.~Yet still the King did not send for him, so
162 Raja  |             I came to greet thee, King, and not to harm thee!~What
163 Raja  |           word sure, - ~Go, reign king of all men, but keep~Thy
164 Raja  |          off to play chaupur with King Sarkap. And as he journeyed
165 Raja  |       thou,~My turban awry like a king,~My head with the highest,
166 Raja  |        said "to play chaupur with King Sarkap," the corpse begged
167 Raja  |         up the idea saying, "I am King Sarkap's brother, and I
168 Raja  |          to play chaupur with the King.~Now, as Raja Rasalu, tender-hearted
169 Raja  |          to play chaupur with the King, he came to a burning forest,
170 Raja  |       when he reached the city of King Sarkap, seventy maidens,
171 Raja  |         maidens, daughters of the King, came out to meet him -
172 Raja  |     conqueror in love and in war!~King Sarkap my coming will rue,~
173 Raja  |         maidens, daughters of the king, saw that Rasalu had performed
174 Raja  |          to play chaupur with the King had to beat in turn; and
175 Raja  |            fled to her father the King in a great fright, saying:~"
176 Raja  |       take me for his bride!"~But King Sarkap replied scornfully:~"
177 Raja  |        forth to play chaupur with King Sarkap, and as he passed
178 Raja  |          to play chaupur with the King.~Now, before they sat down
179 Raja  |       strong, saying, "Not so, oh king! She has done no evil. Give
180 Raja  |           royal hawk art thou, oh King, the rest~But timid wild-fowl.
181 Raja  |       hearkened to them, and bade King Sarkap set them at liberty.~
182 Raja  |           played chaupur with the King.~
183 Boy   |      under the shady trees in the King's garden with the gardener'
184 Boy   |         mock her.~But one day the King heard her telling them about
185 Boy   |         So they said "Yes" to the King, and invited all their friends
186 Boy   |       friends to the wedding. The King invited all his, and he
187 Boy   |          to have her son; and the King's four other Queens came
188 Boy   |        day they said to her, "The King hunts every day; and the
189 Boy   |      would you do then?"~When the King came home that evening,
190 Boy   |        could I send for you?" The King gave her a kettle-drum which
191 Boy   |             Next morning when the King had gone out to hunt, his
192 Boy   |          on it just to see if the King really will come to you."~"
193 Boy   |        them, she beat it, and the King stood before her.~"Why have
194 Boy   |          Very well," answered the King; "but do not call me again
195 Boy   |            The next day; when the King had gone out hunting as
196 Boy   |         more, "just to see if the King will really come to see
197 Boy   |        she beat her drum, and the King came to her. But when he
198 Boy   |          her kettle-drum; but the King never came. He heard her
199 Boy   |           thought, "What will the King say when he finds no child?"
200 Boy   |        could do nothing. When the King came home, he was furious
201 Boy   |           it was still alive. The King's dog, whose name was Shankar,
202 Boy   |         said to them, "Inside the King's dog there is a child!
203 Boy   |    frightened, and as soon as the King came home from hunting they
204 Boy   |          not be afraid," said the King. Eat your dinner and be
205 Boy   |    himself, "What shall I do? The King intends to kill me. I don'
206 Boy   |         night, the dog ran to the King's cow, who was called Suri,
207 Boy   |       give you something, for the King has ordered me to be shot
208 Boy   |        told the four Queens, "The King's cow has a beautiful boy
209 Boy   |          hair and cried. When the King came home at evening, he
210 Boy   |             Never mind," said the King. "Eat your dinner and be
211 Boy   |      morning."~Now Suri heard the King give this order to the servants,
212 Boy   |        midnight, she went, to the King's horse called Katar, who
213 Boy   |          to give you, because the King has ordered me to be killed
214 Boy   |           it was morning, and the King had gone away to his hunting,
215 Boy   |       child that lived inside the King's horse Katar. On hearing
216 Boy   |          refused to eat. When the King returned at evening and
217 Boy   |             Never mind," said the King. "Only eat your dinner and
218 Boy   |          him.~So the next day the King placed his sepoys all round
219 Boy   |           wanted; but neither the King nor any of his people knew
220 Boy   |         his back, rushed past the King himself before the King
221 Boy   |           King himself before the King had time to shoot him, galloped
222 Boy   |   galloped about all over it. The King saw his horse had a boy
223 Boy   |          over the plain. Then the King had to give it up and go
224 Boy   |          went to their homes. The King could not shoot any of his
225 Boy   |          under a tree, he and the King's son. The horse ate grass,
226 Boy   |           s father,but to another king. Here Katar said to the
227 Boy   |           merchant lived near the King's palace, and one night
228 Boy   |           so he went out into the King's cool garden, and began
229 Boy   |          youngest daughter of the King heard him, and she wondered
230 Boy   |       nights I have gone into the King's garden and sung a song,
231 Boy   |       gone to bed, he went to the King's garden and sang his sweet
232 Boy   |        nights the boy sang in the King's garden, and each night
233 Boy   |       together in my garden" (the King's garden was very large), "
234 Boy   |       what would happen.~Then the King's youngest daughter went
235 Boy   |        her and said, "How can the King's daughter think of marrying
236 Boy   |          their dinner and for the King's; but the husband of the
237 Boy   |        six elder daughters of the King of this country," they answered; "
238 Boy   |         horse and rode off to the King's palace. All the people
239 Boy   |        him. When he came near the King's palace, all the King's
240 Boy   |        the King's palace, all the King's servants asked him who
241 Boy   |     prince lived as before in the King's palace with his wife,
242 Boy   |            and Katar lived in the King's stables.~One day, when
243 Boy   |        stables.~One day, when the King and his seven sons-in-law
244 Boy   |            Six thieves!" said the King. "Where are they? Show them
245 Boy   |          six brothers-in-law. The King and every one else in the
246 Boy   |          the six princes, and the King and everybody in the court-house
247 Boy   |           to your father. Get the King to let you go to your own
248 Boy   |           husband leave them. The King gave his daughter and the
249 Boy   |  swallowed him so often.~When the King, his father, the gardener'
250 Boy   |      alarmed, and thought a great King had come to make war on
251 Boy   |         he said, "You are a great King. Do not fear me. I am not
252 Boy   |         will feast them all."~The King was delighted with this
253 Boy   |         So they all came, and the King brought his four wives too.
254 Boy   |           there, and he asked the King, "Has every one in your
255 Boy   |         Yes, every one," said the King.~"Are you sure of that?"
256 Boy   |         Quite sure," answered the King.~"I am sure one woman has
257 Boy   |         palace."~"True," said the King, "I had forgotten her."
258 Boy   |          gardener's daughter, the King thought how handsome the
259 Boy   |   feasting; and all that time the King and his people were talking
260 Boy   |          day the prince asked the King if he had any children., "
261 Boy   |        the prince.~"No," said the King. "Tell me who you are."~"
262 Boy   |       daughter is my mother."~The King shook his head sadly. "How
263 Boy   |       they tried to kill me."~The King did not believe him. "I
264 Boy   |         And," he said, taking the King to Katar, "do you know whose
265 Boy   |         whose horse that is?"~The King looked at Katar, and then
266 Boy   |        back?" Then Katar told the King the prince was really his
267 Boy   |         that moment; and when the King found the beautiful prince
268 Boy   |          for joy.~"Now," said the King, "you must come with me
269 Boy   |          palace. I have married a King's daughter, and we live
270 Boy   |        and live with you."~So the King killed his Queens, and'
271 Boy   |           all went to live in the King's palace, and lived there
272 Boy   |           for ever after; and the King thanked God for giving him
273 Prince|      THERE was once upon a time a King who had no children. Now
274 Prince|         had no children. Now this King went and laid him down to
275 Prince|         along, and he said to the King, "Man, why are you lying
276 Prince|            Who are you, man?"~The King replied, "I am a King, Fakir.
277 Prince|         The King replied, "I am a King, Fakir. Of goods and gold
278 Prince|           Fakir answered him, " O King! If you have children, what
279 Prince|         ask, Fakir," answered the King.~The Fakir said, "Of goods
280 Prince| sweetmeats and handed them to the King, and said, "King! take these
281 Prince|           to the King, and said, "King! take these two sweetmeats
282 Prince|         wives you love best."~The King took the sweetmeats and
283 Prince|      bosom.~Then the Fakir said, "King! in a year I will return,
284 Prince|          mine and one yours."~The King said, "Well, I agree."~Then
285 Prince|          went on his way, and the King came home and gave one sweetmeat
286 Prince|         two sons were born to the King. Then what did the King
287 Prince|           King. Then what did the King do but place those two sons
288 Prince|        Fakir appeared, and said, "King! bring me that son of yours!"~
289 Prince|           of yours!"~What did the King do but bring two slave-girls'
290 Prince|       Fakir was sitting there the King's sons were sitting down
291 Prince|   carrying it to my children. The King's sons are sitting in the
292 Prince|         but went off to where the King's sons were eating their
293 Prince|     hearing this the Fakir said, "King! these are not your sons;
294 Prince|          in the cellar."~Then the King went and brought his own
295 Prince|           he got home he told the King's son to go out to gather
296 Prince|        out to gather fuel.~So the King's son went out to gather
297 Prince|           the Fakir looked at the King's son and put on a great
298 Prince|          here, my pupil."~But the King's son said, "Master first,
299 Prince|          times, and each time the King's son answered, "Master
300 Prince|          Fakir made a dash at the King's son, thinking to catch
301 Prince|      burning beneath it. Then the King's son, lifting the Fakir,
302 Prince|          also stood there. So the King's son let all the creatures
303 Prince|        can you fight at all?"~The King's son replied, "When I was
304 Prince|           began to fight, and the King's son threw him.~On this
305 Prince|        son threw him.~On this the King's son said, "I will leave
306 Prince|       with my belongings." So the King's son started off to the
307 Prince|          off his clothes.~Now the King's daughter, who was sitting
308 Prince|          she said, "This man is a king; when I marry, I will marry
309 Prince|         said her father.~Then the King made a proclamation: "Let
310 Prince|         hall of audience, for the King's daughter will to-day take
311 Prince|         went in and sat down.~The King's daughter came out and
312 Prince|         the mistake."~On this the King married his daughter to
313 Prince|        they were married. But the King of that city became very
314 Prince|         Prince said, "Let all the King's sons-in-law come out with
315 Prince|       Princes; sons-in-law of the King of that city, also assembled
316 Prince|         the town, and went to the King, their father-in-law, to
317 Prince|      present their game.~Now that King had no son. Then the new
318 Prince|         was a Prince. At this the King, his father-in-law, was
319 Fish  |           her in the evening, the King noticed that something had
320 Fish  | concerning it."~On the morrow the King repeated to his vizier what
321 Fish  |      sufficient experience of the King to know that his Majesty
322 Fish  |      travel for a time, until the King's anger should have somewhat
323 Fish  |           is plotting against the King's life."~"Joy, joy!" exclaimed
324 Fish  |         and unjust death, and the King from danger."~The following
325 Fish  |        was at once carried to the King, to whom be repeated the
326 Fish  |        brought.~"Never!" said the King.~"But it must be, so, your
327 Fish  |      there is any man there."~The King had the pit dug, and commanded
328 Demon |        time, when Brahmadatta was King of Benares, the Bodhisatta
329 Demon |           Full of goodness, great King, is your son, and when you
330 Demon |       when you die he will become king; he shall be famous and
331 Demon |     measure of sixteen years, the King said to him:~"My son, go
332 Demon |     weapons. Afterwards he became king, and ruled righteously;
333 Ivory |          the merchant went to the King, and told him what had taken
334 Ivory |           city."~"Then," said the King, when the merchant brought
335 Ivory |           obeying this order) the King's son and the vizier's son
336 Ivory |           at once reported to the King.~"My own son and the son
337 Ivory |      chief vizier!" exclaimed the King, who had been present from
338 Ivory |          this later on," said the King, on hearing this answer. "
339 Ivory |         about their two sons. The King wished both of them to be
340 Ivory |       place on the borders of the King's dominions the prince gave
341 Ivory |          the secret."~"Is there a king of this country?" continued
342 Ivory |       country and the name of the King. Now where can these men
343 Ivory |           she was to say that the King's elephants had gone mad,
344 Ivory |          shall be accepted by the King, her father, and all the
345 Ivory |          at once and informed the King of the loss of her necklace,
346 Ivory |         the pain in her back.~The King was very angry when he beard
347 Ivory |    princess's necklace.~"Call the King hither," he replied, "and
348 Ivory |         this some men went to the King and told him what the fakir
349 Ivory |           I will punish her."~The King went back to the palace,
350 Ivory |           slain immediately," the King shouted.~"No, no, your Majesty,"
351 Ivory |          he wishes with her."~The King agreed, and so the princess
352 Ivory |          he went and informed the King. The King caused a reply
353 Ivory |        and informed the King. The King caused a reply to be sent
354 Ivory |      right noble welcome from the King. The marriage soon took
355 Ivory |        then after a few weeks the King gave them presents of' horses
356 Ivory |          for he was sure that the King would now receive them.
357 Ivory |      viziers and others, whom the King intended to have executed
358 Ivory |         own country, and when the King saw his son's beautiful
359 GeNote|     deputation from the Cingalese King Chandra Muka Siwa (obiit
360 StNote|           about, and so saves the king's treasures, of which he