TheAdventuresofthePanjabHeroRajaRasaluandOtherFolkTalesofthePanjab 10765623
TheAdventuresofthePanjabHeroRajaRasaluandOtherFolkTalesofthePanjab 10765623
TheAdventuresofthePanjabHeroRajaRasaluandOtherFolkTalesofthePanjab 10765623
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R EV . C H A RLES S WY N N ER TON ,
M E M BER O F T H E Rowu A s m.
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N A U S H E RA , PA N J AI
N ovem ber 1 88 3 .
TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
o cc as i o n s en t h i m to p a y h i s res p e c t s t o h i s n e wly
a ge a s th e y o un g p ri n c e a n d e xc ee di n
, gly fa i r Pura n .
a l s o wa s re m a rk a bl e fo r his
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t h e y c ut o ff h i s h a n ds a n d h is fe e t a n d c a s t hi m i n to
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, I n th a t di s
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who re st o red h is l i m bs to hi m s o un d an d wh o l e as
b e fo re an d s h o w ed h i m k i n dn ess an d p ro te cti o n
, .
c o n c e a li n g his i den t i ty h e t e mp o ra ri ly t o ok up h is
,
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a b ode by hi s di re ct o r s a dvic e i n a c e rta i n a b an do n e d
, ,
garde n cl o s e t o th e p a l ac e o f h is fa th er i n S i al kot
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b e i n g b o th de si ro us o f o ffs p ri n g determ i n ed to vi s it
,
hi mse lf H e re c o m es m y fa t h e r an d n o t o n ly b e , ,
b ut my st e pm o th e r as w e ll i f s h e s h o ul d ch an c e to
re c o n i z e m e s h e wi ll aga i n p l o t to w o rk m e i ll
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,
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.
n i z e m e o r n o t s ti ll o u t o f re sp e ct I will ris e a n d do
,
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o b eis a n c e to th e m .
A h c ri e d t h e k i n g yo u h av e a ct ed a m iss yo u
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,
are a faki r a n d it i s I wh o sh o ul d h a v e s al ut ed
,
”
yo u .
“
0 kin g, an s wered h e, o n c e I h ad a re l igio us
i n s truct o r, an d, as I re m e mb er his fa c e an d fo rm ,
“
Yo u sh a l l c ert a i n ly c o n c e iv e an d h a ve a s o n ,
b ut y o ur s o n s m o th er w i ll a lw ays
’
re pli e d the fa k i r ,
b e c ryi n g e v e n as th e m o th er o f y o ur st e ps o n wa s
a lways c ryi n g A n d j ust as by re a s o n o f th e fra ud
.
TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
o f a w o m an .
ph es ie d e vi l to th e k i n g o n a cc o un t o f hi m S c arc e ly
.
to see h is fat h e r fo r t w e lv e w ea ry y ea rs A s he .
de sti n y h e p ra ct i s ed an d l e a rn t ; b ut m o s t o f a llh e
e xc e l l ed i n m agic i n arch e ry in ri di n
, , g an d i n th e us e
,
o f th e s w o rd an d l a n c e whi l e th e pl e a s ure s o f ch es s
,
Th us p a ss e d t h e early b o yh o o d o f Pri n c e Ra s al u ,
an un erri n g a i m fro m th e w a ll s o f th e p a l a c e h e ,
whe n he s aw th e re l e a s ed w at er p o uri n g do w n i n
fl o o ds o ver the ir s h o ulde rs A t l a st h is victi m s m ade
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c o m pl a i n t to the wa z i r an d th e w az ir c o mpl a i n ed to
,
t he k i n g ; a n d a s th e p rin c e h a d b e en w a rn ed a ga i n
an s we re d ,O n e s o n o f mi n e I dis m i s s ed to ex il e a n d
dea th b e fo re fo r which I sh a l l fo r e v er m o urn
, S ee .
,
”
with v e sse l s o f b ra ss M o reo v er he la i d h is c o m
.
m an ds o n h is s on th at h e s h o ul d c ea s e to m o l est
th e m .
un de c e iv e d fo r Ra s é
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lu fa s hi o n ed a b o w o f st ee l ,
6 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
an d ca st hi m i ro n ; an d s o gre a t was h is
p e ll e ts of
t urn ed t h e i r s te p s aga i n to th e p a l a c e an d in a n s w e r to
,
t h e i r p raye rs the w a z i r o n c e m o re p ro p o s ed th e
b an i s h m en t o f the p ri n c e .
“
N ay an sw ered th e k i n g
,
”
this is m y o n ly s o n ;
,
“
h e m us t n o t b e s e n t a w ay I th ere fo re o rder th a t i n
.
e v ery en cl o s ure i n th e ci ty a w e ll s h a l l b e s un k s o ,
t h a t th e w o m e n o f ea c h h o us e h o l d m a y dra w th e i r
”
a b un da n c e o f w a t e r un di s turb e d .
, ,
a pp o i n te d fo r t h e i rre p re s sibl e p ri n c e a sc e n de d to
,
t h e t o p o f a hi gh t o w e r which c o m m an de d e v ery
s o n ; an d h is p a t i e n c e b e i n g at l e n gth e xh a ust ed h e ,
W o ul d t o G o d Ras al u h a d n e v er b ee n
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a n s w e re d
“
,
h im l ea v e my c o un t ry le t h im go wh ere s o e ve r h e
,
”
p l e as e s b ut let m e n e v e r l oo k up o n h is fa c e aga i n
, .
A n d t o his m o t h e r Lun a h e s a i d “
Te l l t h at s o n o f
,
”
thi n e to q uit m y k i n gdo m a n d n e ve r t o e n t er i t m o re .
fo r th e k i n g h as p ro n o un c e d y o ur do o m Yo u m us t .
l e a v e y o ur m o th e r y o ur h o m e a n d y o ur c o un t ry
, , ,
”
a n d go i n t o e xil e .
But why
”
a s ke d th e
“
, p ri n c e am I to l e a v e
,
y o u m o th er a n d why m us t I q uit th e c o un t ry P W h a t
, ,
c ri m e h a v e I c o m m it ted ? S p ea k to the k i n g m y ,
”
de s ervi n g o f e xil e .
T h a t n i ght th e q ue e n en t re a te d t he ki n g fo r her s o n
wi th re p e a t e d s o lic it a t i o n s an d t ears b ut h e wh e n , ,
ro us e d b e i n g a m a n
,
o f i m pl a c a bl e t e m p er s t ea di ly ,
re fus ed t o l i s t en to h e r p ra y e rs s a yi n g
“
Ras alus
’
, ,
c ri m e a dm its o f n o e xt en ua ti o n he h a s pl un ge d the ,
p eo pl e i n to di s t re ss i n t h e m att e r o f w a t e r a n d his ,
e xi l e is th e o n ly re m edy .
W h e n th e p ri n c e h ea rd th a t hi s fa t e was irre vo
c a bl e he s o ugh t h is fa th er s p res en c e an d i n s o l e n t l y
,
’
s a i d t o him — I wi l l o b ey yo u i n a ll thi n gs i f o n
“
fi rst is th at yo u m a ke m e a M uss a l m an
, a n d th e
H eari n g t h es e wo rds t h e k i n g l o s t c o n t ro l o f hi m s e l f,
an d i n a fury h e o rdere d h is s o n t o i n s t a n t ly q ui t th e
p a l ac e A t th e s am e ti m e h e s en t fo r h is m i n i s ters a n d
.
b e bl ac ke n ed By t h i s s y m b o l my s o n wil l un derst a n d
.
”
th at he is doo m ed to p e rp e t ua l b an i s h m en t .
s aid :
“
This s tat ue is a s i gn th a t I m us t q uit the
k i n gdo m Lo the goo dn e s s o f t he k i n g m y fath er !
.
,
S o h e gat he red t o ge th er a c h o s e n b an d o f v a li an t
m en , th e fl o w e r o f th e yo uth o f S i al kot an d a rm e d ,
t h em with b o ws l an c es an d sw ords H e a ls o p ro
, .
an d w h e n al l was ready he m o un t e d h is fa m o us ,
’
m o th er s p al ac e he b ade h er a l o n g fare we l l an d
, ,
eage rly b e n t o n fo ra y an d s p o i l .
RA S A LU S FI RS T TR I U M PH S
’
.
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b ac k up o n his n ativ e l an d ,
ro u t e the wh o l e c o un t ry wa s m a de aware th at h e
was b o un d o n an e xp edi t i o n o f a dv e n t ure an d th at ,
he w o ul d e n ro ll a ll goo d m e n a n d t rue wh o w o ul d
j o i n his st an dard Th us by th e t i m e he a rriv ed at the
.
,
c ap it alb f G uj erat h e fo un d h i m s e lf in c o mm an d o f
a st ro n g fo rc e o f h ardy w a rri o rs al l e ager to do
,
G
The Ki n g o f uj erat was a G
uj a r th e h ead o f a ,
fo rth to h o l d a p arl e y wi th th e m an d , ,
“
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yo u,
A n d s ay wh a t n am e yo ub e a r
W he re li es your fathe rlan d,
W hat ci ty o wn s yo u th e re 2” “
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j
Ra ah S ulwan ’s s on am I ,
Ras al uis m y n am e
S ialkét i s m y fath e r an d, l
My ci ty is th e s am e .
”
Th en was Ra s al u c iv ed an d w e lc o m ed wi th
re e
“
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”
s a i d the uj ar k i n g G
yo u are h e i r to a ,
an sw ere d Ra s al u
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N ear J h i lam ,
th ere i s a terri ,
th at c o un t ry my fa th er cl a i m s a fo urth sh are as ,
b e i n g n e ar o f kin to th e fo rm er raj as ; an d as hi s ,
th e m an d to rec o v e r my p a t ri m o n y
,
.
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Th en th e uj ar ki n g o ffe re d h e lp to Ras al u s ayi n g , ,
an d p ro sp er aga i n s t y o ur e n e m i e s A n d to his o wn .
h e s a i d Go fi gh t fo r Raj ai Ra s al u an d do n o t
’
m en , , ,
”
re t urn un ti l yo u are di s m i s s e d .
fi ed O n e s h e at o n c e b e ga n h is w arli ke o p erati o n s ;
b esi egi n g fo rts th ro wi n g up e arthw o rk s an d c utti n g
, ,
hit an d which h e n ev er fa i l ed to re c o v er
, .
A ft er a sh o rt bl o c k a de th e p ri n cip a l fo rt re ss was
c arri ed by st o rm an d the ci ty fe ll i n t o the h an ds o f
,
Ras a l u M uch sp o il wa s ta ke n go l d a n d si lv er an d
’
.
, , ,
p reci o us st on es an d s pl en di d ra im en t an d m an y a
, ,
c apt ai n s an d m en o f war - -
.
perity o n c e m o re s mil e d o n th e l a n d .
k i n g s app ro a ch l o n g b e fo re h e c a m e to the fo o t o f
’
s on o f a H i n du h e o ugh t t o h a v e k n o w n h is duty
,
Th e h erm it th e n t urn ed hi m s e l f i n t o a n i m m en s e
h un gry ti ge r an d wh e n t h e k i n g s fo l l ow ers s aw the
’
wi l d b e as t p ro wl i n g ro un d ab o ut th e h o us e th ey ,
m an wh o wi l l fi n i s h a n e n t e rp ri se ; th e fo o lish a re
”
t h e y wh o fa lt er a n d adm i t fa i l ure .
Th en th e k i n g ch a l l e n ge d th e ti ge r a n d s a i d Y o u
“
, ,
R jp ut Co m e let us do b a t t l e to ge th e r
a
. ,
t re m en do us arro ws to his b o w o f s ee t l wh en im m e
,
“
Pretty h e rm it th i s c ri ed th e k i n g to st an d
, ,
up to m e or to an y on e
Th e sa i n t fee l i n g i rrit at ed a n d a sh am ed s ai d
, , ,
0 Ki n g this hi l l is o n ly th e ab o de o f p o o r an ch or
,
gi a n ts I f yo u e n gaged the fa m o us gi an ts o f an d
. G
garh a n d if yo u sl e w t h em yo u w o ul d a chi e v e gl o ry
, ,
an d re n o w n ; b ut t h e re c an b e n o re n o w n a n d n o
”
"
0 S ir an sw e
,
r e d t e Ki n g yo u t a un t m e N o w
h “
, . ,
I vo w n e v er to a bi de in my h o m e i n p ea c e un ti l ,
I h av e c o n quered the gi an ts wh o s e p ra is e s yo u
”
p ublish s o l o udly .
“
A s fo r m e s a i d t he a pp e as e d p ro ph e t
, I can ,
c o m e th em i f yo u wil l re m e mb er an d do wh at I
,
RA S A L U S FI RS T TRI UIVP H S
’
. 15
-
,
.
i n n o c en t an d n e xt ,
n ot yo ur h a n d to sh ed the
”
bl o od o f a w o m an .
th at pl ac e , c o n ti n ued
C H A P TE R I I I .
RA S A LU S RE T U RN FROM
’
EX I LE .
s zon .
to a n o bl e city h a vi n g w a l l s an d t o w ers an d go i n g to ,
This w
”
“
a
, n s e re d t h e w tchm
a e n
“
is the city o f ,
Th e fi rst ,
pli e d Ras al u is th a t o f y our
re ,
“
,
go o dn es s yo u wi l l j o i n m e i n wa r aga i n st th e ki n g o f
S i al kot an d t h e n e x t is th at yo u wi ll adm i t m e
, ,
M uss a l m an h e s a i d
, I n a s h o rt ti m e y o ur fa th er wi ll
,
b e s ub dued a n d h e a l s o wi ll b e c o m e a M us s alm am ”
’
, .
ki n g p o s s e ss ed o f un b o un de d p o w er an d c o m
, ,
n ev er b e c o n q uere d by yo u .
was greet ed by t h e H a z ra t w h o s a i d “
W h at n ews
, ,
to - day
S ad n e ws sw ered the a stro l o ger O n e o f the
, an .
e e Ha
“
“
Let us abi de i n p ti c
a n e s i
a d t h z rat an d , ,
”
le t us s ee wh at will c o m e to p as s n e xt .
m a de p ro cl a m a ti o n th a t t h e wo rk s h o ul d b e re s t o re d ,
fo rth wi t h Th re e ti m e s th e b ui l ders es s ay e d th e t as k
.
,
s o n o f th e w o m a n Z a b é ro b e t ak e n o ff a n d l a i d b en eath
, ,
th e fo un dati o n s t h e n th e w a l ls wi l l s u
”
re ly abi de .
,
H a vi n g re c e iv e d t h e i r a n sw e r th e k i n g s a i d Ra s al u
“
, ,
i s n o t in th e rea l m W o ul d t h at h e we i e But si n c e
.
th at re b e l li o us o n e i s a b s en t go fi n d th e s o n o f the
,
d w o m a n Z ab é
”
ol ro an d b ri n g him b e fo re m e
,
.
A t o n c e s o m e s o l di e rs w e re de s p a tch ed to s earch
fo r t h e la d th ro ugh o ut th e city a n d i n due tim e h e ,
wan o b s e rv e d th a t o n h is a rm h e w o re a ga n a which ,
i s a n up t i a l b ra c e l e t c o mp o s e d o f a b et e l n ut a n i ro n
-
,
an d th a t
ri n g a n d a c o w ri e ti e d with sc arl e t t h re ad
, , ,
k u algarl an d
’
h is h ea d w a s a d o r n e d with a s e m o r n pti ,
of fl o w e rs .
ou
W hy s a i d the k i n yo u th us de c ke d t
”
, g
, are
20 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
To day,
”
an s w ere d th e lad is my w eddi n g day
, .
I t m a ke s n o di ffe re n c e c ri e d th e k i n g
, A w ay .
"
”
wi th hi m an d b ri n g m e his h ead wi t h o ut d e l ay l
,
Th e n wa s th e la d s e i z e d by t h e e x e c ut i o n e rs an d led ,
i t was l a i d do w n b e fo re t h e fee t o f th e k i n g wh o ,
o rde re d it to b e e mb e dde d i n th e f o un da t i o n s o f th e
n e w w a ll s Th e k i n g s o rders w e re a t o n c e carri ed
’
.
ou t th e h e ad was b ui l t i n to th e fo un da t i o n s an d the
, ,
p e o pl e th en c o m pl e t e d th e w o rk which re m a i n e d ,
s t an di n g fi rm an d s o li d a s a ro c k
, .
But Z ab é r o th e o ld w o m a n
, w h e n s h e w i t n e s se d
,
th e m urder o f h e r s o n fe ll to w e e pi n g an d c ry in g
, ,
a n d s h e b e gan t o p ul l o ut h er h a i r a n d to t h ro w du , st
o n h er h ea d ,
an d s h e l e ft t h e c o un try a n d w en t ,
l a m e n ti n g a n d c o m pl a i n i n g t o w a rds M e cc a A fte r a .
t ro ubl e s ayi n g
,
“
W h at evi l h a s fa l l en up o n you O ,
”
M y o n ly so n ,
s ai d s he h a s b een c rue lly k i ll ed
,
Th e n s a i d t h e H az rat H a v e p at i en c e A fte r s e v en
, .
d ay s I s h a ll m a rc h fo r y o ur s a ke a ga i n s t S i al kot
, , ,
O n th e s e v e n th day th e H az ra t p ut a ll h is fo rc es i n
m o ti o n an d j o i n e d by Ra s al u h e s e t o ut for th e k i n g
‘
,
RA S A L U ’S RE TURN FR OM E XI LE . 21
th e o ld w o m a n Z ab é ro c o n f e rred t o ge th e r a n d o n e o f ,
th e m re m arked to th e o th e r “ Th e H a z ra t s a rm y ,
’
i s a v ery s m a l l o n e W h a t wi ll he do again st s o
.
g r ea t a k i n g as R a j a S u lw an I thi n k he wi l l
n e v e r b e a bl e to c o n q uer h i m Le t us th erefo re .
a dvi s e hi m th a t hi s b e st pl a n i s t o t urn b a c k .
N o w t h e H a z ra t divi n e d th e i r t h o ugh ts an d kn o w ,
i n g h o w th e y h ad b ee n c o n s ulti n g h e s a i d to th e m , ,
“
W h at a re yo u t a l k i n g a b o ut ? D o yo u de si re a
m o re p o we rful fo rc e th a n this
“
Ye s
”
,a n s were d t h ey
“
W e thi n k it wo ul d b e
.
”
b e tt er
.
Th e n s a i d th e H a z rat C l o s e yo ur ey e s a n d th ey
, ,
cl o s e d th e m A ft er t wo m i n ut e s h e aga i n sai d
.
, ,
”
O p en t h e m a ga i n an d l o o k ab o ut yo u .
W h en th ey h a d o p e n e d th e i r ey es an d gaz edro un d ,
a b o ut o n e v ery si de th ey w e re as t o n i s h e d to s ee t h a t
,
A n d th e i r m i n ds b e i n g re a ss ure d a s t o th e p o w e r-
o f th e i r l eade r th e y di s m i ss ed th e i r do ubt s a n d c o n
, ,
t in ue d t h e i r m arch i n c o n fi de n c e a n d j oy .
M i rz a N i z am D i n a n d s en t hi m
, to Raj a S ulwan
c o m e an d take b ac k y o ur s o n i n t o fav o ur an d ,
”
y o urs e lf b e c o m e a M us s a l m an .
W h en the ki n g re a d the l e tt er h e to re it to pi e ce s ,
re ss h e m a n n ed th e w a ll s w i th hi s arch e rs an d sli n
, gers ,
fo r th e w a lls w ere fo un de d i n h um a n bl oo d .
a ga i n st th e ga t e s o f th e c i t y which i n st an tly b ro ke
,
i n to fragm en ts a n d fl ew wi de o p e n
,
Rushi n g a m o n g
.
de ad b o di e s o f th o us a n ds un t i l th e t ro o ps o f S ulwan
,
an d th e city a n d fo rt re s s h a d b e c o m e th e p ri z e o f t he
victo rs .
RA S A L U ’S RE T URN FROM E XI LE . 23
do m o r di e
,
a n d t h a t th e o ld k i n g s p urn e d th e c o n
dit io n s wi t h s c o rn wh e n h e was a t o n c e c ut do w n
, .
O th e rs h o w e v e r de n y t h i s a n d s ay th a t h e p e ri s h e d
, , ,
by s o m e un kn o w n h a n d i n th e ge n era l m as s a c re I n .
a n y c as e t h e Ki n g o f S ial
,
kdt wa s fo un d a m o n g th e
dea d a n d b uri e d as b e c a m e h is ra n k a n d h e was
, ,
an d fo rm e d a go v e rn m en t o f his o wn .
A s fo r th e o ld w o m a n Z ab é ro s h e wa s a mply re
,
c o m p e n s e d fo r t h e y o un g k i n g c o n ferre d up o n
,
he r
i n free gift o n e h a l f t h e ci ty s a yi n g to h er I c an n o t
“
, ,
b ri n g b a c k y o ur s o n t o l ife fo r t h a t p ow er i s o d s
, G ’
a n d n o w m ay yo u l iv e i n pl e n ty a n d e n d y o ur y e a rs
,
”
in p ea c e !
A ft e r this Raj a Ra s al u h a vi n g app o i n t ed a regen t
, ,
lea vi n g th e h o m e o f his fa th e rs o n c e m o re h e w e n t ,
a w a y i n t o the wi l ds .
C H A PTE R I V .
RA J A RA s A LU A N D M IRS H I K A R I .
g wi th M zrs hihdri
’ ’
an d m eeti n M . zrs hih dri beco m es
p il R as a lus con di ti on s d hi s
’ ’
hi s pu M zrs h i hdri
’
. . an
d e s h i hari s f
’
an .
M i rs hihdif i .
H E N he h ad es t a bl i s h e d go v ern m e n t in a n ew
S i al kot , Raj a Ra s al us e t o ut fo r th e D e kh an ,
b ec aus e h e wi s h ed to m ee t an d to s e e M ir
s hi kari th e re n ow n e d h un t e r
,
.
A s h e was ri di n g a l o n g h i s h o rs e s udde n ly h e a rd
,
t h e s we e t s tra i n s o f di s t an t m us ic p ro c e e di n g fro m
S ir s a i d s h e to h er m a s
”
th e de p th s o f t h e fo re s t .
,
t e,
r
“
wh at is tha t s wee t s o un d w h ich I h e a r a n d ,
”
wh en c e is it c o mi n g ?
26 TH E LE GE N D OF R A S A L U .
Th e n s k e d th e
a M irs h ikari,
A re yo u th e R as al u “
t h a t s ho ul d c o m e
Y es a n s w e re d th e k i n g
“ ”
, .
A s I h a v e h ea rd a b o ut yo u s a i d M i rs hi kari , ,
s o n o w h a v e I s e en
yo u .
“
W h a t h a v e yo uh ea rd a b o ut m e en q ui red Ra s al u .
an a rro w w e i h i n
g g o n e h un dred p o un ds By th i s .
t h e grac e o f G o d I h a v e m e t y o u i n t he o re s t wh e re
,
f ,
I h a d s c a rc e ly h o p e o f s ee i n g y o u a t a ll .
Th en s a i d R as al u W h a t a re yo u do i n g ? W hy
“
”
a re yo u pl ayi n g o n t h i s l ut e ?
a n s w e re d M irs hikari ;
”
“
I t is m y us ua l c us t o m ,
t h e a n i m a l s o f t h e fo res t ga t h e r ro un d m e t o li s t en to
it a n d t h e n w a t c h i n g m y c h a n c e I ch o o s e m y s p o rt
, , , ,
a n d s h o o t a t th e m a n d k il l t h em
, s i n c e I c an n o t l iv e ,
wi th o ut fl es h m ea t e v e ry da y But O my M as ter as
-
.
, ,
yo u h a v e c o m e to t h e gre e n wo o d at l a s t I p ray th a t ,
yo u will m a k e m e y o ur di s cipl e
”
.
"
“
S o le t it b e s a i d Ras al u b ut fi rs t if yo u will b e
, ,
“
,
yo u w ill h a v e t o a cc e p t
”
.
“
W ha te v er s h a l l b e to l d m e s a i d M irs h ikari “ th a t
'
, ,
Le t n o o n e kn o w o f my c o m i n g h ere an d t e l l n o o n e ,
th a t yo u h av e s een m e Th e se co n d i s thi s —Y o u
.
n o rt h th e ea st an d t he w es t
, ,
b ut o n th e fo urt h s i de
,
o u s h a l l n o t sh o o t A n d t h e t hi rd c o n diti o n is t h i s
y .
”
k il l t h e m .
To h i m Ra s al u re t urn ed an s w er ,
“
On th e s o ut h
s i de of fore st th o s e t wo de er l iv e an d to th at
th e ,
s i de a l on e th ey res o rt Y o u will n e v er m ee t t h e m
.
,
But i f yo u do go th ere an d if yo u sh o o t th e m yo u wi ll
,
.
,
fo rfe it yo ur o wn life
”
.
R as al u h avi n g sh o w n h im his o wn m o de o f us in g
,
i mp o s ed up o n hi m by R aj a Ra s al u fo r h e s ai d to her ,
To —
”
day I h av e s e en R a s al u i n t h e fo res t .
Th e w o m an t urn e d ro un d a n d s a i d Yo u are ,
w a n deri n g ab o ut in the w o o ds W h a t a w i s e m an
yo u!
”
are
s ai d I h av e v erily s ee n
,
Raj a Ras al u to day w ith my-
o wn ey e s
”
.
to hi m H o l d y o ur t o n gue a n d do n o t t eas e s o
, ,
”
m uch .
to m o rro w I m us t b e i n th e fores t l o n g b e fo re da w n
”
-
.
”
i n th e m orn i n g .
A t the fix ed ti m e o n th e m o rro w s h e aw o ke an d ,
s ai d s he M irs hiké ,
ri wi ll n o t e a t a n ythi n
g b ut m ea t .
an d b ri n g two p o un ds o f go a t s fl e sh
’ ”
.
RA jA RA S A L U A N D M I RS H I K A RI . 29
S o s he w en t b utch e r a n d s a i d
to a iv e m e two
, , G
p o un ds o f go at s fl es h a n d t o m o rro w I wi ll giv e
'
-
,
yo u fo ur p oun ds o f ven i s o n i n s t e ad o f i t .
”
“
A t thi s ti m e o f n i ght a n sw e re d th e b utch er I
, ,
c an n o t o p en my doo r W h a t yo u a re Go d kn o ws
.
, ,
rep li e d the w o m an .
th e two p o un ds o f m ea t
”
.
b ut i n th e p a l ac e his wi fe was n o wh e re to b e fo un d
, .
For s o m e ti m e h e w a i ted b ut h e w a it ed in v ai n fo r s he
, ,
a n d h is b o w an d with o ut a n y b re akfa st h e w en t o u
, , t ,
H a vi n g fix e d o n a pl a c e h e s a t hi ms el f do w n
,
Ki n g S ir i t is th e s o un d o f th e l ute we
,
“
,
h e a rd i n t h e
w o o ds ye s t erda y .
Yo u are i gh t an s w ere d R as al u b ut m y m a n
r , ,
“
h as n o t fulfi ll e d m y b e h es t n o r h as h e re ga rded m y
,
w o rd , a n d n o w we s h a ll wi t n e s s th e t urn i n g o f h i s
”
fate .
M ea n wh i l e , as pl ayi n g o n hi s l ut e
M irs hikari was ,
th e t wo dee r a b uc k a n d a do e c a m e o ut o f th e
, ,
li s te n A s th ey fe l t t h e m se lv e s dra w n t o w a rds t h e
.
s p o t w h e re th e l ut e was pl a yi n g t h e do c s a i d to t h e ,
b uc k Le t us w a i t h ere a n d s ee Pe rh a p s i t is
,
“
.
l es t s ee i n g us h e wi l l k i ll us de a d b e c a us e by
, , ,
Th e n m o vi n g s o ft ly to i t, h e pl uc ke d s o m e of th e
fo li age ,
an d h avi n g fas te n e d it all o v er h i s b o dy he
m ade him self l ea fy an d gre en li ke th e tree a n d ,
b uc k an d th e do c .
R A jA RA S A L U A N D M I RS H IK A RI .
31
thi n g le t us go an d m ee t h i m
, .
”
t o whi ch th e b uc k m a de a n s w e r
“
I n th e fo re s t I was b red,
I n th e fo res t I wa s fe d,
A n d t h e fore s t i s m y h om e
l
S om e li tt e le afy tre e ,
v
To dis c o er yo u an d m e,
I n ex tre m i ty do th ro am ” .
Th en s a i d the do e to h e r s i m pl e h us b an d
I n th e fo res t I wa s b red,
I n th e fo re s t I wa s fe d,
A n d t h e fo re s t i s m y h o m
l
S uch a th in g c o u d n eve r b e
e
l l
Fo r a li tt e e a fy tre e ,
l l
O n t wo itt e fe e t t o ro am .
I n t h e fo res t I ab i de
A n d, if h un ger b e hi s ple a ,
O r, if forc e d b y fa te h e b e,
\
N o, n o, c ri e d th e do e , “
be w e l l advised
I n th e fo res t I was b re d,
I n th e fo re s t I was fe d,
I n th e fo res t I ab i de
By h is a c ti n g I c an s e e
l
H e wo u d c a p ture yo ua n d m e ,
A n d o ur fl e s h h e wo ud divi de l .
32 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
O m y h us b a n d, co n ti n ue d s he ,
“
yo u s h o ul d n ot
go n ea re r .
S ayi n g th i s , s h e s t o pp e d, b ut th e wilful b uc k w e n t
n earer an d n e are r l i s t en i n
, g t o t he dulc e t m us ic ,
an d, wh e n M irs hikari s a w h im w e ll wi th i n fli gh t o f
'
h i s a rro w h e to o k his l ut e b e tw ee n h is t ee th a n d
, ,
drawi n g h is b o w h e s h o t a t h i m an d th e fo o li s h de e r
, , ,
b e i n g pi erced by th e s h arp w e ap o n i n th e s h o ul de r ,
m
y c o un s e l l o o k a n d yo u wi ll s ee th e t ro ubl e w h ich
”
sh a ll sh o rtly fa ll up o n h im .
pl ai n tiv e w o rds a n d s a i d
,
“
Th o u tyran t th ro we r o f th e p o in te d dart,
l
Thin e e dge es s k n i fe , 0 lay i t b y
l
But tak e th e lute, th e ute th at p ie rc ed m y h eart,
A n d s trike s o m e c h ords b e fo re I die
l
O tyran t, s we e p th e trem b i n g s tri n gs aga i n ,
l
I fain wo u d h e ar o n e fl e eti n g dyi n g s tra in
Th en i d M irs hikari H is dea th h as b e en c a us e d
sa ,
by m y l ute a n d I m us t th ere fo re pl a y fo r h i m
,
s o m ethi n g m o re Ye t I am i n fe a r l e s t a s I pl a y h e
.
, ,
m ay s udden ly t u rn h i s h e ad a n d
go re m e with his
”
h o rn s .
34 TH E L E GE N D OF RA S A L U .
A fte r a li tt l e w h il e th e do e s to e l o ut fro m th e
j un gl e l o o k fo r h e r hus b a n d a n d s h e fo un d hi m
to ,
k i n g h a s b ee n s h o o ti n g fo r a l o n g t i m e a n d n o w ,
b e i n g t i re d h e is ta k i n g h is re s t But v e n turi n g .
”
n e are r s h e e s pi e d t h e de a d s n a ke c ut i n t o t wo pi e c es ,
a n d t h e k n ife res t i n g cl o s e by Th e n un de rs t o o d s h e
.
t h a t h e r h us b a n d h a d b ee n k ill e d by M i rs h ik ari th a t ,
t h e s n a k e h a d b e en k ill e d by t h e k n ife .
H a vi n g l o o ke d up o n th i s di s m a l s p e c t a cl e s h e s a i d ,
t o h e rs e lf N o w fo r m e t o liv e l o n ger i n th e w o rl d i s
,
us e l e s s fo r Go d k n o ws wh o m a y n o t k ill m e o r wh a t
, ,
”
s uffe ri n gs it m ay n o t b e m y l o t to e n dure A n d s he .
b e ga n to w o n de r h o w s he s h o ul d de s t ro y h ers e lf .
A fte r t h i n k i n g a n d c o n s i de ri n g s h e s a i d O my ,
h us b a n d s h o rn s th ey a re s h a rp a s s p e a rs I s h a ll
’
p ut s t ra i gh t h is h e a d a n d j um p up o n th e m a n d th e i r ,
p o i n ts will pi e rc e th ro ugh m y b o dy a n d k i ll m e .
”
S o s ayi n g s h e s e t t h e b uc k s h e a d up ri ght a n d go i n g
’
, ,
t o a li tt l e di s t an c e s h e l e a p ed up o n h is s h a rp t a p e ri n g
h o rn s wh ic h p e n e t rat i n g h e r b o dy ripp e d h er o p en
, ,
a n d k i ll e d h e r I n h e r dyi n g s t ruggl es s h e ga v e
.
b ut th ey a fter b reathi n g th e a i r fo r a fe w s h o rt m o
,
m e n t s e xpi re d li k e wi s e by th e s i de o f th e i r da m
, .
RA jA RA S A L U A N D i I I RS H I A A RI
l
’
.
35
sc en e, w a tchi n g e v ery h a pl es s ci rc um s ta n c e, an d h e
n o w s a i d t o his h o rs e Le t us s ee wh a t w ill c o m e to
,
”
p as s n e xt .
In a fe w
i n ute s a ja c k a l c a m e o ut o f th e fo re s t
m ,
a n d fi n di n g s o m a n y de a d b o di es lyi n
g p ro n e up o n
t he gro un d h e b e ga n t o t ri m h i s m o ust a chi o s a n d to
, ,
m e l o t s o f go o d t h i n gs to day ! I ll e a t my fil l an d sl e e p
’
-
, ,
a n d ea t a a i n
g But M irs h i k ari i s a s t ro n g m an a n d a
.
fa m o us h un te r a n d if h e w ak es up h e will c e rt a i n ly
,
k ill m e S o m y b es t pl a n wi ll b e t o s t e a l his b o w
.
st ri n g an d th ro w it a wa y b e c a us e t he n if he s ho ul d , ,
a w a ke h e w o ul d n e v e r wi th o ut i t b e a bl e to h a rm
,
”
m e an d m ea n w h il e I s h o ul d h a v e ti m e to e sc a p e
, .
S ayi n g t hi s th e j ac k a l c a m e s il e n t ly t o w ards M i s hi
,
r
k ari a n d t a ki n g a wa y h is b o w a n d s k ippi n g i n to t h e
,
hi n d l egs a n d o n e e n d o f it un de r his ch i n he s uc ,
c e e de d i n slippi n g th e wi re b ut th e re b o un d o f th e ,
w e a p o n was s o s h a rp a n d s o s udde n th at it to re hi m
i n t wo an d th e upp er p a rt o f h i s b o dy w en t flyi n g
,
t o w a rds the s ky .
an d sa i d Le t us go a n d l o o k a t t h e m n o w
, C o mi n g .
36 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A LU .
to t he s pot ,
he sa id to h is h o rs e, “
W h at s ha ll we
do W hat arran ge m en t s h a ll we m ake fo r th e b o dy
of M irs h ikari
Lay it his o wn h o rse an sw ered he an d h e
on , ,
”
will c a rry it s t ra i ght to his h o us e .
in g ,
A s h e re fus ed t o o b ey y o ur o rders I wil l ,
n e v e r c arry hi m m o re .
A t l ea s t s a i d Ras al u gui de m e to y o ur m a s te r s
” ’
, ,
t urb a n ,
his q uiv er h i s b o w an d hi s l ut e h e fo ll o w e d
, , ,
t h e de a d h un ter s h o rs e wh ic h le d th e m o n th ro ugh
’
,
o f a w o m a n s t an di n g a t t h e s t a ll o f a b u tc h er wh o
wa s w e i ghi n g o ut s o m e m e at a n d h e o v e rh e ard h e r ,
s a yi n g ,
D o n o t l o n ger de l ay M y h usb a n d M irs hiké
“
ri .
”
is w a i t i n g .
Th en Ras al u s to pp e d an d s ai d to h er O w o m an , ,
w h at are yo u do i n g
W ho are yo u th us c urs i n g m y h us b an d
RA jA RA S A L U A N D M I RS H I K A RI .
37
I am a w e re d Ra s al u
k i n g, an s .
A wi s e k i n g t o o re pl i e d th e w o m an c urs e
”
, ,
to
an o th e r m an n e e dl e s s ly I t i s n o go o d th i n w h ic h
.
g
y o u do .
But R a s at lu e n q ui re d o f h e r W o ul d yo u re c o gn i z e
’
y o ur h us b a n d s th i n gs i f th e y we re s h o w n to yo u?
-
’ ”
Ye s a n s w e re d s h e lo o k i n g up i n wo n de r
,
”
, .
Th e n l a i d h e do wn b e fo re h e r M i rs h i kari s turb a n
’
h i s l ut e a n d hi s w e a po n s a n d s a i d
, Ex a m i n e a n d
,
“
s e e i f t h e s e a re y o urh us b a n d s
' ”
.
A s s o o n a s s h e l o o k e d up o n th em s he s wo o n e d
a n d fe l l s e n s e l e s s t o t h e gro un d .
W h e n s h e c am e to h e rs e lf s h e a ro s e a n d ra n to the ,
p a l a c e o f t h e k i n g wh o wa s t h e o v e rl o rd o f a ll t ha t
c o un t ry w ee pi n g a n d b eat i n g h e r b reas t a n d Ra s al u
, , ,
fo l l o we d h e r Th e re s h e c ri e d a l o ud
. S ir th i s , ,
m a n h a s k i ll e d m y h us b a n d M i rs h i k ari
”
.
Th e k i n g h ea ri n g h e r di s t re s s ful c ri es o rdere d a
, ,
t ri a l a n d a t th e h o ur a pp o i n te d o n e h un dre d m e n
,
But Ras al u c o ll e c t i n g t h e m a ll i n o n e pl a c e c o v e re d ,
t h e w h o l e o f th e m un de r t h e b ro a d e xp an s e o f h is
s h i e l d a n d th e n s e n t a m es s age t o t h e k i n
, g s a yi n g , ,
”
C o m e a n d t a k e y o ur m e n fro m un de r m y s h i e l d .
W h en th e k i n g un de rs to o d wh a t a wo n derful m a s te r
o f m a gic h e wa s a n d h o w grea t wa s h is m i gh t t o c o v e r
,
o n e h un dre d m e n wi th hi s shi e l d h e s e n t o th e r m es s en ,
38 TH E L E G E N D O F RA S A L U .
ge rs , sa yi n g to the m Do n ot us e fo rc e wi th h im .
”
Bri n g hi m by s o lici t a t i o n s a n d p ray e rs A s s oon .
a s t h ey a rriv e d th e y re q ue s t e d Ras al u t o c o m e b e fo re
t h e i r l o rd h um bly b e e s ec h i n g hi m
,
.
W illi n gly a n s we re d h e a n d wh en h e e n te re d t he
,
”
,
k i n g s p res e n c e h e s a i d
’
,
W h y do y o u w a n t m e ?
,
W h y h av e yo u s l a i n M i rs hikari re pli e d t h e
ki n g .
Th e n s a i d Raj a Ras al u I a l s o wi ll a s k yo u a
,
ri ddl e an d if y o u c a n a n s w e r i t yo u wi ll k n o w o f th e
, ,
de a th of M irs hikari
ll
O n e wa s k i e d a n d t wo di e d
l
Two we re k il e d a n d fo ur di e d
ll
Fo ur we re k i e d a n d s ix die d
l
Fo ur we re m a es an d t wo we re fem a es l .
Th e re fo re s a i d he t o h is m i n i s t e rs G o wi th th i s ,
ge r, wh o e v e r h e is , a n d s e e if h e t e ll s t h e t ruth
”
s t ra n .
S o Ras al u c o n duc te d th e m t o t h e fo re s t, w he re
t he y c a m e an d sa w all th e life l e s s
s ix b o di es lyi n g
t o ge th er o n th e gro un d Ta k i n g up th e c o rp s e o f
.
M i rs h ikari t h e y t o o k it i n to th e p res e n c e o f th e k i n g ,
wh o h avi n g h ea rd th e i r ta l e l o o ke d up o n i t an d s a i d
, ,
o f Ra s al u Th i s m an is te lli n g th e t ruth
,
“
.
hi s o wn h an ds an d b uri e d i t un de r th e sh a de o f the
,
t o m b an d p ro cl a i m e d t o t h e wh o l e ci t y “ W ho s o
, ,
e v er w o ul d go h un t i n g l e t h im fi rs t go vi s i t the t o m b
,
H a vi n g p erfo rm e d t h i s la s t a c t o f pi ety to th e
re m a i n s o f t h e h un te r k i n
g h e e n gra v e d o n his t o mb
-
,
th e fo ll o wi n g e pi ta p h a n d t h en w e n t his way
,
re v l
It
ea ed
s eem s
l s afe
h im s e f to th e peo p
to
l
ass um e
e as
th a t Raszi lu, b efo re
th e i r n e w s uz e rain
l v
ea i n g the D ekh an ,
the s o n an d hei r o f
,
th e deceas ed S ulwan .
C H A PT E R V .
RA J A RA s A LU A N D TH E S W A N S .
wa n The
’
a n d return . They s helter in a s s n es t .
judgm
’
js
’ ’
m ale c re . en t
.
R a s a lu
’ ’
an d th e ja cha l . an j .
wa n ws R a s a la wi s dom
’ ’
s s an d the cro . s .
A S A LU , i n h is w an
c e c am e to a de ri n gs , on
s o n o f S ul wan w o ul d o n e day a pp e a r t h a t h e w o ul d
,
s h o o t an a rro w th i rty m il es hi gh an d th a t h is re w a rd
s h o ul d b e a t urb a n t h i rty m il es l o n g .
s t re n gth w e re be i n g e xhibi te d h e t o o k o n e o f h is ,
42 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
W h at c an b e do n e n o w ? s a i d h er c o m p an i o n .
I t is y o ur o wn fa ul t wh y did y o u n o t o b ey m e
,
th ere a n d th en
W i th th es e w o rds th e y b egan to de s c en d an d w o rn ,
mi ddl e o f the s ea Th en s a i d th e fe m a l e c ro w
. ,
Let us go an d l o o k fo r s o m e pl a c e o f s h e lt e r .
t o th e s wa n wh o s a i d
, ,
“
W h at do yo u w a n t 0 c ro w ? ,
”
Fo r th e s ake o f G O D a n s w e red th e c ro w b e
” “
, ,
“
A lth o ugh b e t w ee n yo u an d m e s a i d the swa n , ,
O n h e ari n g t hi s th e fem a l e s w an p ro t e st ed a n d
, ,
sai d ,
I c an n o t a ll o w him to c o m e i n to m y h ous e H e .
"
i s a m e a n fe l l o w an d o ur k i n s p e o pl e wil l re p ro a ch us
, .
“
H e is a s k i n g fo r s h e l ter i n th e n a m e o f G OD ,
’
s a i d h er h us b an d an d I a m th ere fo re b oun d to
,
“
a l l o w hi m to e n te r an d res t .
The c ro w an d h is m a te th en c ra wl e d i n t o t h e n e st ,
an d th e s w an o ffe re d th e m to e a t wh a t s o e v e r his
h o us e a ffo rded .
RA J /I RA S A L U A N D TH E S WA NS . 43
Th e n e xt m o rn i n g, th e i b e i n g o v e r th e
ra n ,
c ro w s s te pp ed fo rth , an d th e m a l e bi rd s a i d t o th e
s w an ,
“
D ea r fri en d, a ga n i st the wic ked yo ush o ul d a lways
be on y o ur gua rd .
th e s w an
“
True ,
s a i d th e c ro w b ut wh e th e r a m a n do
,
e vi l o r n o t h e s h o ul d a lw ays k ee p th e b a s e a n d th e
,
un w o rth y a t a di s ta n c e .
“
W h a t do yo u m e an by s ayi n g this ? en q ui red ”
th e s w a n .
D o yo u n o t k n o w s a i d th e c ro w , th a t i n a ,
“
s i n gl e n i ght yo u h av e ro bb e d m e o f my sw a n wife -
“
I s this y o ur re t urn fo r a ll my k i n dn e ss ? a s ked
th e sw a n .
“
I do n o t kn o w the m e an i n g o f k i n dn e ss re pli ed ,
th e i n s o l en t c ro w giv e m e b a c k m y wife ! O th er
,
w is e yo u m ust e i t h er fi gh t with m e o r go to th e k i n g s
, ,
’
c o urt fo r j udgm en t .
”
C o m e le t us go to th e ki n g s c o urt
”
th e sw a n
’
.
, .
A ll th e bi rds at on c e s e t o ut a n d c a m e t o the
p a l a c e o f Raj éBh oj W h en th ey en t ered the c o urt
. .
t he ki n g e n q ui re d ,
44 YH E LE GE IVD O F RA S A L U .
W hy fo ur b irds c o m e h e re t o —
h a v e th o s e day
Bri n g th e m b e fo re m e fi rs t .
Th e n w e re t he y m ars h a ll ed b y o ffi c e rs b e fo re t h e
j udgm e n t s e at a n d th e y s a i d
, ,
S i re we h a v e c o m e t o yo u fo r a de cisi o n con
, ,
des c e n d to li s te n
”
.
W h a t is it yo u wan t ? as ke d th e k i n g
“
.
”
En qui re fro m t h e c ro w s a i d the s w an
,
.
N ay re pl i e d t h e c ro w
,
I do n o t wi s h to s a y
,
”
a n y th i n g w h a te v er pl e as e a s k th e s w a n .
Th e n th e s w an s ta te d h is c as e t h us
“
S truc k do wn b y s torm , an d ra in , an d dri in g s n v o w,
W ith crie s fo r s h e lte r c a m e th is c rafty c ro w
I n G O D S gre at n am e h e p ro ffe re d h i s re q ue s t,
v l
’
W e ga e hi m all we h a d— o ur p a c e o f re s t
But 10 1 wh e n m o rn in g da wn e d, goo d t urn e d to i ll
H e s a t an d m oc k ed us , an d h e m oc ks us s ti ” ll .
,
Th e n th e c ro w s to o d fo rw a rd ,
an d t
s t a ed h is o wn
s i de of th e q ue s t i o n thus
v
O n e day upo n th e ri e r S i de
ll
-
I c h an c e d to t a ke a s t ro ,
A n d t h e re I fo un d s o m e c re ature’s e gg
W i th in a s an dy h o le .
“
Th i s I c arrie d i n m y b i ,
e gg ll
A n d c h e ri s h e d it with c a re ,
I h a tc h e d it un de rn eat h m y b re as t,
Ti llal l m y b reas t was b are .
l
A t as t, th e yo un g o n e b urs t th e s h e l, l
l l
N o us e es s c o c k wa s h e ,
v
O r e s e h e m igh t h a e wa n dere d fo rth ,
j l
A n d ro am ed th e un g e free .
RA jA RA S A LU A N D TH E S WA NS .
45
l
I t was a fem a e, an d I s ai d,
ll
I wi p res erve h e r i fe, l
lv
W h e n twe e ye ars old s h e doub tles s pro ve
’ ’
ll
A os t de s e v n g e
m r i wif ’
.
“
Th en c am e th i s s wa n , s truck do wn b y i
v
ra n ,
By s to rm an d dri in g s n o w,
A n d b egged m e fo r th e o ve o f G O D l
To m i tiga te his woe .
“
I took h i m in wi t h o ut a wo rd,
But, 10 wh e n m o rn in g c a m e,
H e c o tto n ed wi th m y pre tty wi fe,
l
A n d vi i fi e d m y n a m e ” .
Raj a Bh oj ,
h avi n g h e ard b o th sto ri e s s a i d , to th e
s wa n ,
“
Thi s c ro w a pp e ars t o m e to b e i n the ri gh t s o ,
”
h an d hi m o v er h is w ife .
a t o n c e t o th e c ro w an d t h e n h e w e n t c ryi n g a n d s o b
,
s o li tary garde n .
to h i m s e lf ,
A s m y n e w wife is s o h an ds o m e n o do ubt i f
“
, ,
I go to m y o wn h o us e m y k i n s fo l k wi ll c o m e an d
,
s n a t c h h er a w a y fro m m e I t i s b e tt er t h ere fo re to
.
t a k e h er a wa y wi th m e t o s o m e di s t a n c e .
I t ch an c e d h o w e v e r th a t the s p o t which h e ch o s e
, ,
On e da y it h a pp e n ed to j
R a a R a s al u t h a t i n th e
c o urs e o f h is t ra v e l s h e ro de by t h at way a n d th a t h e ,
s a i d t o h is h o rs e ,
To p a s s th e t i m e le t us l o o k fo r s o m e fri en d a n d
ge t h im t o t a l k .
J us t t h e n h e s a w a j ac ka l a n d m a k i n g fo r h i m h e
, ,
ran h i m do w n a n d c augh t h i m
,
.
S ir why h a v e y o u c a ugh t m e
,
s a i d th e j a c ka l .
M e re ly to m ake yo u ta l k an s w e re d R a s al u an d
“
, ,
t o p a s s th e t i m e .
Th e n th e j a c k a l s e a te d o n Ra s alu s s a ddl e b o w
’
-
w h ic h a m us e d t he m e xc es s iv e ly .
W h il e thus e m pl oy e d t he y a pp ro a c h e d th e ci t y
o f Ra j a Bh oj w h e n Ra s al u to l d t he j ac ka l to b e o ff
, .
But a n s w e re d t h e j a c k a l
”
,
i t w o ul d b e c rue l to
,
“
l ea v e m e h e re s i n c e a llth e do gs o f th e to wn wo ul d s e t
,
o n m e a n d k il l m e Y o uh a d b e tte r t a ke m e wi th yo u
. .
Ra s al u c o n s e n t i n g e n t e re d t h e ci ty
, an d th e ,
p e o pl e s ee i n g h i m p a i d hi m s a l uta t i o n s a n d s a i d
, ,
W h o a re yo u
I a m Ras al u th e s o n o f S ulwem a n s w e re d he
,
’
, .
H e a ri n g h is n a m e a ll t h e i n h a bi ta n ts c a m e an d
,
s urro un de d h i m s a yi n g
,
Th i s day G O D h a s ful
fill ed o ur de s i re s .
Th e n c e Ra s al u w e n t t o th e c o urt o f Raj a
fo r w h o m h e c o n c e iv e d a s tro n g fe eli n g o f fri e n ds h i p ,
RA jA RA S A LU A N D TH E S WA NS .
47
d di s m o un ti n
fro m h is h o rs e h e en t e re d a n d s a t
’
an g , ,
do w n . Th e n R aj a Bh oj c a l l ed fo r c/wu pa t a n d i n
vite d his vi s it o r t o pl a y R a s al u wh o h a d t a k e n a
.
,
hi m to s it c l o s e to h i m w h il s t h e b egan th e ga m e .
j a c k al b ut the l att er s a i d
, ,
th e w h o l e n i ght an d b e i n g s l e e py I t o uc h e d y o ur
, , ,
”
si de qui te by an a cci de n t .
O n c e m o re R aj a Bh oj l a i d a n d b e ga n t o pl ay
’
.
,
b ut h is c as t o f th e di c e was aga i n b a l k e d by th e
j a cka l fal li n g as b efo re aga i n s t his s i de Th e n c ri e d .
Raj a Bh oj
“
I s t h ere an y o n e th e re ? H o ! s o m e o n e c ut this
”
j a c ka l t o pi ec e s l
“
I h a v e b een aw ake th e wh o l e n i ght s a i d the ,
n o t c o m m i t t e d this fa ul t wi l fully .
“
W h a t is thi s t a l k ab o ut y o ur b e i n g a w a ke the
‘
by t h a t
I wi ll t e ll th e s ec ret s ai d the j ac kal to Raj
“ '
, a
t ,
Bh oj o n ly .
48 TH E LEGEND OF RA S A L U .
Te ll m e j a c ka l s a i d Raj a Bhoj
th e n ,
0 w h at , ,
“
i t was y o u w e re up t o th e w h o l e n i gh t i’
”
S i r re pli e d t h e j a c k a l t o rm e n te d wi th h un ge r
“ “
, ,
I we n t to th e riv e r s i de to l o o k fo r fo o d But fi n d
-
.
i n g n o n e I gre w a n gry an d t a k i n g up a s to n e I th re w
,
i t a ga i n s t a n o th e r s to n e a n d fro m th e t wo s t o n es ,
"
c a m e o ut fi re .
H a vi n g s a i d s o m uc h t h e j a c k a l c a m e to a s to p ,
a n d Ra j a Bh oj s ai d W e ll w h a t e l s e did yo u do ?
, ,
S ir s a i d t he j a c k a l
,
”
I c a ugh t th e fi re i n s o m e
,
dry fue l o ut o f wh ic h a s m a l l ci n de r fl e w an d fe l l
,
i n to th e riv e r wh e n a t o n c e th e w h o l e ri ve r wa s in
,
a bl a z e Th e n I b e i n g a fra i d o f m y l i fe o n a cc o un t
.
,
o f yo u e n dea v o ure d t o
,
q ue n c h th e fi re wi th dry
gra s s b ut t h o ugh I t ri e d m y b es t I a m s o rry t o
, , ,
”
t h i rd o n ly re m a i n e d .
H ea ri n g t h i s ta l e e v e ry o n e b e gan to l a ugh a n d to
, ,
s ay,
W h at a fi b ! C a n w a t e r c atc h fi re a n d c a n dry ,
gras s quen c h i t
i
S rs s a i d t,
h e
”
ja c k a l “
i f w a te r c a n n o t c atch fi re
, ,
h o w c a n a c ro w p o s s ibly cl a i m a fe m a l e s w a n a s h is
‘
wife
H eari n g t hi s Raj a Ra s é lu s a i d
, ,
J a c ka l wh at i n t he w o rl d a re yo u t a l k i n g
“
,
”
ab o ut P
C H A PTE R V l .
R A J A RA S A LU A N D R A J A BH OJ .
. .
o .
p
en ca n z
f Raja H orn
’ ’
un de r s om e goe trees
m an A-
. rri va l o .
a/ers es . .
ds , R as a lu a n d B/i o
j
’
f ri en .
H E N Ras al u h ad p e n t a b ri e f s e a s o n o f re s t
s
a t t h e c o urt o f Ra j a Bh oj h e re q ues te d th a t ,
k i n g s p e rm i s s i o n to t ak e h is l e a v e But hi s
’
.
h o s t un willi n g t o p a rt wi th him s a i d
, , ,
A s y o u h a v e bl e s s e d m y p a l a c e wi t h y o ur p res e n c e ,
s o yo u wi ll c o n fe r o n m e a s t il l gre a te r fa v o ur i f yo u ,
wi ll abi de h e re a li tt l e l o n ge r a n d m a ke m e y o ur ,
di s cipl e .
I n th e s am e s p o t a n s w e re d R a s al u m y des t i n y
, ,
y o ur i n vi tat i o n an d i m p art to yo u w h a te v e r I kn o w
”
m y s e lf .
RA jA RA S A L U A N D [F
A /A BH O] .
51
So he re m a n e i th a t ci ty s o m e t i m e l o n ge r
d in ,
dw e lli n g i n t h e h o us e o f h i s fri e n d a n d t ea c h i n g ,
h i m th e a rt o f fi gh t i n g an d w res t li n g .
A t l as t Ras al u s e t o ut o n c e m o re o n his t ra v e l s ,
a n d m a n y of th e i n h a bi t a n t s o ut o f l o v e a n d a dm i t
a t i o n fo r h i m s aw h i m o ut o f th e i r b o rders ; b ut
R aj a Bh oj a n d h i s w a z ir to ge th er wi t h s o m e fe w,
a t ten da n ts a cc o m p a n i e d h i m s e v e ra l da y s m a rc h es
’
, .
A s t h e y j o urn e y e d p l ea s an t ly a l o n g Raj a Bh oj s a i d ,
t o Ra s al u ,
Pray t e l l m e wh a t i n y o ur o pi n i o n a re the fi ve
“ ‘
, ,
”
m o s t c urs e d th i n gs i n t h e w o rl d .
Th en R a s al u a n s w e re d hi m ,
l
A th ri ft e s s wi fe wh o ruin s h o us e a n d h o m e
A daugh ter gro wn wh os e h e ad i s b are an d b a d l
A daughter in law o f s o ur fo rb i ddi n g fac e
l ll
- -
A c roo ke d ax e to th e garde n we
l l
A fi e d th a t i es ac ro s s th e vi age ro a d ll
A m a n m ay s ea rc h th e wo r d wh e e er b e p ea s e ,
’
l l
v
r
A n d n e er fi n d m o e c urs e d t h i h h ”
r n gs t a t e s e
n .
w er Raj a Bh oj was pl e a s e d e x
'
H e a ri n g t hi s an s ,
.
c ee di n gly an d ,
p ra i s e d Ras alus wisdo m A n d s o th e ’
.
t wo k i n gs , e n ga ge d i n pl e as a n t c o n v e rs e c o n ti n ued ,
t h e i r way .
A t l as t th e y a rriv e d o n e m o rn i n g a t a de li gh tful
ga rde n w h ic h b e l o n ge d t o t h e Ran i S o b han an d , ,
e n teri n g t h ere i n th e w h o l e c o m p a n y di s m o un t e d a n d
, , ,
l a yi n g a s i de t h e i r a rm s t h e y re cli n e d a l o n g th e m ar
,
i n o f a n a tura l fo un ta i n o f c o o l de li ci o us w a t e r
g .
52 TH E L EGEND OF RA S A L U .
S c a rc e l y h ad t h e y t a ke n th e i r pl a c e s w h en, th e y
s aw a pp ro a c h i n g th e m fro m ,
th e m i ds t of t h e s h rub s
Le t us am us e o urs e lv e s a li tt l e a t th e i r e xp e n s e .
H a vi n g th us s p o ke n h e l o o ke d a t t h e girls an d s a i d
‘
, ,
”
dra w n s w o rds i n y o ur h a n ds P
”
VVh o so e ve r a n s w e re d t h e y t res p as s es wi th i n th e
, ,
b o un ds o f th i s ga rden an d c o m es h i th er to t a ke w ater
o ut o f th e fo un t a i n fo rfe i ts his ea rs a n d h i s h a n ds a n d ,
is th e n e xp e l l e d with i gn o m i n y
”
.
A l as s a i d Ra s al u wh at di re m i s h ap h as
“ ”
, ,
n
b ro ugh t us h e re
Putt i n g o n s t ern e r l o o k s th e gi rl s th e n S a i d
‘
H av e a n y o f y o u to uc h e d t h e w a t e r o f th e fo un
t a i n ? I f yo u h a v e c o n fes s i t i n o rde r th a t we m ay
, ,
c ut o ff y o ur h a n ds a n d y o ur e a rs fo r s uc h i s th e o rde r
“
we h a ve re c e iv e d fro m th e wh o
h as bi dde n us c ut o ff th e h a n ds an d ears o f a ll wh o . .
”
0 Fa i r O n e s re pli e d Ra s al u we h av e n o t yet “
, ,
le t us de p a rt i n p eac e
”
.
[B
A /A 13
.4 5 /1 s A N D R A jA BH O] .
53
W ho a re q ui re d th e da m s e l s
y o u?
”
en .
m en c a ll m e Ra s al u
”
A s fo r m e s a i d t h e k i n g , , .
H e a ri n g his n am e a ll t h e gi rl s fl ut te re d to ge th e r ,
a n d b e gan t o wh i s p e r a m o n
g t h e m s e lv e s ,
I f h e b e th e re a l R a s al u h e wi ll c a t c h us a n d k il l ,
us . W e h a d b e t ter le t h im go a n d s ei z e o n ly th e ,
”
o t h ers .
I f yo u le t m e go 0 b e aute o us O n es wi ll y o u n o t , ,
”
t o ge th er 9
The n s a i d o n e o f th e m a i den s
W a yfarers
um b er th re e, th e y s ay
n
”
v e ll
e rs .
In dee d, sa i d th e s am e l a dy , b ut
Tra v llers
’ ’
th e wo r d l l
ll t h re e ,
o a re a s o
A s h e e p , a wo m a n , a b u o c k th e y b e
l l l
‘
W ith q ui b b in g wo rds n o o n ge r p a y,
'
But te ll m e yo ur n am e wi t h o ut de l ay .
vi den t s a i d Ras al u th a t we p o o r fe ll o ws
I t is e , , ,
t o i m pl o re y o ur cl e m e n cy .
54 TH E L E GEND O F RA S A L U .
W e h a v e p o we r o f c o urs e o bs erv ed t h e l a di es , ,
re l e n t i n g to le t yo u o ff
,
But w h a t a n s w e r s h a l l we
.
m a k e t o o ur m i s tre s s
Go to yo ur h a rd h e a rte d mi s t re s s
-
,
an s w e red
Ras al u ,
an d t e ll h er th i s
A cc o rdi n gly ,
th e s e i p le
s m l e ft Ras al u
da ms e ls
an d h is fri e n ds , an d go i n g t o th e p al a c e t h e y re p o rt
ed to the Ran i S o b h an a ll t h at h ad b ee n t o l d
the m .
l a s s ai d th e q ueen b e gi n n i n g to gri e v e
A ,
it i s ,
a di s ta n c e to vi s i t m e m y fo o li sh n e s s h a s driv en
,
t h e m a w ay W h o kn o ws wh eth er th ey wi l l e v e r re
.
”
t urn a ga i n to m e o r n o t 9
So s p ea ki n g, th e q ue e n b e ga n to s o b , an d ri s i n g
fro m h er s ea t s h e p re p a re d t o des c en d i n to th e
gar
de n wi th h e r t ra i n of be l te d m a i de n s .
M ean w h il e ,
h o w ev e r Ra s al u a n d h i s
co m p a n i o n s
, ,
an d go n e o n th e i r wa y To wa rds ev e n i n g th e y h a lt
.
RA jA RA S A LU A N D RA jA 55
ed at a pl eas a n sp o t i n t h e o p en wil de rn e ss wh e re
t ,
t h e re w e re s o m e be a ut iful we l l l a de n m an go e t re e s - -
,
a n d a fa i r b a bbli n g b ro o k H e re t h e y de t e rm i n e d
.
t o t a rry fo r t h e n i gh t a n d h a vi n g di s m o un t e d t h e y
,
s a t do wn un de r th e c oo l s h a dy b o ugh s .
jus t th e n a dee r a pp e a re d i n th e di s t a n c e a n d ,
a fi re h a vi n g b e en k i n dl ed t h e ga m e wa s dre s s e d a n d
,
s e rv e d an d e v e ry o n e wi th gl a d c on t e n t e d m i n d p a r
,
t o o k o f th e fe a s t .
N o w it h a pp e n e d th a t a b o ut the s a m e ti m e Raj a
Horn o f D e lhi had b een ro ute d i n a grea t b at tl e by
a n o t h e r Ra j a a n d t h at a b a n do n i n g h is c apit a l h e
,
h ad fl e d a w a y w ith o n ly a fe w o f h is a tt e n da n ts .
C o m i n g to th e m an go e — t re es un de r w hich Ra s al u
t h e y a ll re t i re d t o re st Th e n i ght wa s v e ry l o v e ly
.
,
a n d Ra j a H om s q ue en wa s lyi n g a s l ee p i n h e r l it
’
t e r n e xt to h e r h us b a n d s t e n t whi l e th e Raj a s a t
’
,
by h e r si de A s h e wa s un wi lli n g o r un a bl e to s l e e p
.
hi m s e lf h e b ega n to ga z e wi t h a c e rt a i n t e n der
,
m e l a n cho ly n o w at t he s l um b e ri n g l a dy a n d n o w
, , ,
a t th e shi n i n g m oo n W h en s o m e t i m e had th us
.
e l a ps e d h e c a ll e d up hi s w a z ir a n d s a i d t o hi m
, , ,
I h a v e j us t m a de s o m e v ers e s .
”
Pray S ir te l l th e m t o m e
, ,
s a i d the w a z ir,
.
56 TH E LE GEND OF RA S A L U .
The n Ra a H orn j re p e at e d t he fo ll o wi n g l in es
l
N o wate r s ik e th e G an ges , ri e r dea r v
l l l l
’
N o ight i s ik e th e m o on , s e re n e y c e ar
l l
N o s e e p i s ik e th e s ee p th at fo n d y ie s , l l l
l ll
S o c a m a n d s t , up o n a wo m an s e ye s ;
i
v
’
O f e e ry fruit t h a t h an gs upo n th e t re e,
Th e lu
s c i o us m an go e i s th e frui t fo r m e .
Brav o ! c ri ed th e w a z ir
ppl a udi n g v eh e m en tly , a .
Exc e ll e n t ly go o d S i r a n d ri ght n o b ly e xp re ss e d
, ,
n o t b ee n s o s o un dly as l e e p b ut th at h e h ad o v e r ,
g e r . W h at m e a n s t h i s i n t rus i o n o u o ur p riv a cy
'
”
H o c atch th e fe ll o w a n d b ri n g hi m h e re
, ,
l
O n e o f th e a tt e n dan t s a pp ro a ch e d Ras al u an d ,
s ai d wi th s o m e i n s o l e n c e ,
“
Get up S ir ; h o w da re yo u i n terfe re with o u
,
r
Raj as t a l k ?
’
”
to yo ur m a s t er a t o n c e
- .
58 TH E LE GEND OF RA S A L U .
l l
O f a ll th e s ee p t h at m o rta s k n o w,
Th e s ee p o f h e a th ’s th e b e s t l l
O f a ll th e fruit th e go ds b es to w,
A s o n ex c ee ds th e re s t ” .
“
W h en yo u w ere b orn i n t o the w o rl d a n s we red
G
,
Ras al u wh o ga v e yo u
,
“
an ge s w at e r th e n A n d
w h en a thi rsty fugitiv e yo u fl ed a w ay b e fo re y o ur
,
G
,
foe s wh at go o d was an ge s w a t er to yo u th e n
,
If
yo u h a d n o t eyes yo u m i gh t l oo k fo r t h e m o o n li ght
i n v a i n ; i f h e a l t h fo rs oo k yo u sl ee p w o ul d fo rs ak e
yo u to o an d if yo u w e re to die frui t l e ss yo u w o ul d
, ,
ou
”
p erpe tuatey .
H a vi n g h ea rd t h is an s w er, Raj a H om a dm i ri n g
Ras alus wi s do m p rais e d h im gre a t ly , an d s a i d to
’
hi m ,
Th e n e xt m o rn i n g Raj a Ras al u e m b ra c e d hi s
fri e n d Raj a Bh oj , a n d b ade hi m a di e u, a fter which
he c o n t i n ued h is j o urn ey l
a o n e, e v er s eek i n g fo r
fresh adv en t ures .
C H A PTE R V I I .
RA J A RA s A LU A N D TH E G I A N TS O F
G A N D GA R H .
Ra s ala He The
’ ’
s vis i on . s ets out on the a dven ture .
disp eoplea ’
ity, d the d wom The wom
’
c an ol an . an s
an d Bh i ri n . H is en coun te r wi th the o th er g i a n ts .
A J A RA S A LU was o n c e o ut h un ti n g i n the
fo res t wh en ov e rc o m e with fa t i gue h e la y
do w n un de r a t re e a n d w e n t to sl ee p I n his .
sl ee p h e h ad a vi s i o n i n whi c h h e s aw app ro a c h i n g
,
h i m fi ve h o ly m e n wh o a ddres s e d h im s a yi n g , ,
G et up Raj a a n d ro o t o ut t h e ra c e o f th e g i a n t s
, , .
D i s t urb e d i n m i n d h e a ro s e a n d i n s t an tly s e t
,
o ff o n t h e e xp e di t i o n h a vi n g dete rm i n e d wi th o ut
,
th e h a rdy k i n g o n h is re n o w n e d wa r h o rs e -
60 TH E L EGEND OF RA S A L U .
Bh aun ra I raki , -
v er h i ll s n o w o v er m oo rs an d
n ow o , ,
q ues t O n e da y i n th e de p th s o f a l on e ly w oo d he
.
, ,
H e en t e re d th e s tree ts b ut t h e y w ere de s e rt ed h e
,
gaz e d i n at th e o p e n s h o p s b ut t h e y w e re a ll t en an t
,
‘
l ess A m az e d a t th e s o li tude h e st o od i n an o p en
.
,
s p a c e an d s urv e y e d th e s c en e J us t t he n h e c aught .
a n d m ak i n g h is way t o i t h e s a w th e re a mis e ra bl e
,
s ai d ,
“
M o th er i n this s o l i t ary pl a c e wh o is to eat all
, ,
in g
Y o u a re a st w e red th e w o m an it is
“
ran ge r an s ,
N ay, s a i d Ra s é
lu I c an n o t b ear t o s e e yo u i n
,
such t roubl e an d I w o ul d kn o w th e c a us e o f it
, .
”
“
The k i n g o f t h i s pl a c e s a i d the w o m an is , ,
K as h udeo a n d h e h a s o rdere d t h at a h um an b e i n g
, ,
a b uffa l o an d fo ur h un dre d p o un ds o f b re ad s h a ll b e
, ,
s en t da ily to a c erta i n pl a c e fo r th e gi an ts O n c e I .
RA jA RA S A L U A N D TH E GI A N TS OF GA N DGA RH 6 1
h ad s ev en s on s o f wh o m s ix h av e b ee n dev o ure d a n d
, ,
c a us e hi s b ri de w i ll h a v e to do w i th o ut h i m .
”
W i th th e s e w o rds th e w o m an fe l l to c ryi n g m o re
bitt erly th an e v er .
W ee p n o t s a i d Raja Ra s al u
,
”
G oo d wi fe , your tea rs n o l o n ge r s h e d,
ll
I f G o d wi keep th e yo un gs te r s h ead,
ll ll
’
I s we ar m y o wn s h a fa i n s te a d .
was e v er k n o w n to giv e h i s h e ad fo r an o th e r ? s he ”
w e n t o n with h er di s m a l t as k But R as al u s a i d
.
,
I h a v e c o m e h e re fo r n o o th er re a s o n th an to e x
”
tirp ate th e k i n gdo m o f th e gi an ts .
W h o a re y o u t h e n P e n q ui r e d t h e w o m an
“
W h at ,
i s yo ur fa th e r s n a m e an d wh ere is y o ur bi rth pl a c e
’
I am th e s o n o f S ulwan a n d my n a m e is Ras al u
, .
Th en th e w o m an b e gan c o n s i deri n g an d sh e ,
Ras al u s h a l l b e b o rn an d h e wi l l de st ro y th e k i n g
’
do m o f t h e gi an t s .
62 TH E LE G END OF RA S A L U .
I d y t h e y li ft the m s e e s a ro un d
l l
W h a t uc k es s h a p h a th c h a n c ed th e wo r d, th a t all l
D e s erte d are th e do o rs o f h ous e an d m a rt a n d h a ? ” ll
Le t n ot s urp ri s e y o u a n swe re d th e w o m an
t hi s ,
”
,
”
th e p e o pl e h a v e all b ee n e a t e n up by t h e gi a n ts .
lo w b e ds t e a d an d at o n c e fe ll i n to a de e p s l um b er .
M ea n w h il e th e y o un g la d a rriv e d wi th th e b uffa l o
,
th e sl ee pi n g k i n g a n d b e gan t o c ry pi te o us ly s o t h a t ,
rea s o n of h e r di s t re s s S h e an s w ered h i m
.
,
To e ad m y on e s urvivin g s on away ” .
t he m o th er h e m o un t ed an d ro de o ff i n p urs uit of
h er s o n H a vi n g o v e rt ake n him h e s ai d
.
, ,
RA J /l RA SA L U A N D TH E GI A N TS OF GA N D GA RH 6 3
C o n t i n ui n g th e i r j o urn e y t h e y arriv e d a t th e b a n ks
o f a riv e r wh ere th e b o y h a l te d, w h i l e Ras al u de s c e n d
ed t o th e st re a m
b at h e I n h is a bs en ce o n e o f th e
to .
S o h uge o f b o dy a n d m i gh ty o f li mb was h e t h at
h i s w a t e r sk i n was c o mpo s e d o f th e hi de s o f tw e n t y
-
s e ve n b uffa l o e s a ll se w n t o ge th er s o as to fo rm o n e
,
v a s t re c e p ta cl e an d h e c a rri ed a b uc ke t m ade up o f
,
t h e h i de s o f s e v en b uffa l o es W h e n he fi ll ed h is .
s al u h ea ri n g gaz ed a t i t i n w o n der
, ,
.
G l a d a m I to s e e a ll th es e go o d t hi n gs "
.
Th e n s e iz i n g s o m e o f th e l o a v e s h e sh uffl e d i n t o ,
a t h ic k e t an d b egan to m un c h By an d by Ras al u .
re turn e d an d th e b o y s a i d t o hi m
, ,
O n e o f th e gi a n t s h a s a l re a dy c o m e an d h a s t ak e n
a w a y his t o ll o f th e l o a v e s a n d o th e rs will s o o n c o m e
,
a n d ea t m e t o ge th er wi th t h e b uffa l o W h at i s th e us e .
o f y o ur adv an ci n g furth er
, ,
”
h is b read b e fo re h a n d as a t a x w h ich is a l l o w ed hi m , .
W here is h e as ked Ra s a l u .
"
Th ere he is s a i d th e b o y i n th e thic ke t e at i n g
, ,
“
,
th e l o a v es .
Ras al u sw o rd i n h a n d ro de i n to t he t hic ke t a n d
, , ,
o i n g up to th e gi a n t h e s m o t e hi m an d c ut o ff hi s
g
ri gh t h an d an d re c o v e red th e l o a v es
, .
Th e n wi th a b o wl wh i ch was s o l o ud an d furi o us
,
th at i t ro us e d h is c o m p a n i o n s t h e o th e r gi a n ts fro m
t h e i r s l e e p o r fro m th e i r l a b o urs a n d b ro ught th e m
o ut fro m t h e i r den s i n th e m o un ta i n th e gi an t c ri e d , ,
a s h e ga ze d at t h e h e ro s e n o rm o us q uiv e r a n d h is
’
W h at m an wh a t de m o n a re y o u
, ,
I a m Ra s al u a n s we re d th e k i n g
”
, .
A n d w he n h e h e a rd th e n a m e the di s ab led m o n st er ,
fl e d a way a n d rea c h i n g h is h o m e h e s p o ke to h is fi ve
, ,
b ro th e rs s ayi n g
, ,
“
Run b ro th ers run
, ,
l
H e re c o m es Ras a u th e c h am p ion b rave
Le t us h a s te a n d hide in th e m o un tai n cave -
,
W i th th ese wo rds an d i th m a n y o th e rs o f li ke
i m p o rt he c o n ti n ued h is c a ree r a t h is ut m o st sp eed ,
fathe r , an d m y n am e is Ras al u
j l
Ra a S ulwan ’s s o n am I ,
Ras a u is m y n a m e
l
S ia k ot i s m y fath er an d,
M y c ity is th e s am e ”
l
.
On e sn or t of m in e, c ri e d Baika lb h a th , will
s weep yo u away .
"
A t on ce st e r l a i d h is fo re fi n ger o n h is ri gh t
th e m on
o v e r th e l an d a s udden an d a th ic k da rk n es s ,
m e a n s o f m a gic an d e n c h a n t m e n t t h e wi n ds a n d th e
th e t h un de rs ro are d a n d th e li gh t n i n gs fl as h ed an d
, ,
t h e v e ry ea rt h wa s s h ak e n .
w e l l my stirrup an d fea r th em n o t .
A n d w h i l e t h e wi n d s w e pt b y wit h th e fo rce o f a
h urric a n e s o th at th e t rees we re up ro o te d the k i n g
, ,
s a t fi rm a n d un daun t e d i n th e m i ds t o f th e t e m p e st ,
a n d n e v er fl i n c h ed o r c o w ere d a j ot .
N o w s ee if Rasal u is th ere
TH E GI A N TS O F G A N D GA RIJ . 67
h ai li n g w i t h t wo fo l d vi o l e n ce a n d the s to rm ra ged
-
,
radi us o f a h un dre d m i l es A n d wh e n th i s wa s o v e r
.
N o w s e e if Ras al u i s t h e re
A n d t he y l o o ke d a n d s t i l l t hey s aw th e h e ro s t a n d
,
i n g i n t h e s a m e p o s i t i o n c a l m a n d un m o v e d a s t he
A n ge l o f D e a th Th e n fea r a n d co n s te rn a t i o n fi ll e
. d
t h e i r h earts a n d t h e y w ere i n a m i n d to fl ee w h en
, ,
o n e o f th em s a i d ,
”
i n o ur s a c re d b o o ks .
“
Bri n g t h e m fo rth s a i d Ras al u, .
ea ch o f which w e i gh e d t hi rty fi ve t o n s a n d s e tt i n g -
, ,
t h e m up i n a ro w o n e b eh i n d an o th e r th ey c h a l l en ged ,
i m m o v e a bly in th e ea rth b ey o n d .
“
Yo u h a ve m iss e d c ri ed a llthe gi an t s in a b reath .
68 TH E LEGEND OF RA S A L U .
I
v er m i s s ed i n my life
n e re t urn e d Ra s al u ,
.
Go l o o k at t h e gri ddl es a n d s ee
,
.
"
Th en s a i d Ras al u Pul l o ut th e arro w l
,
Th e y all p ul l e d a n d t ugge d b ut n o t o n e o f th e m ,
“
let us ”
O f a t ruth t h i s m an i s a gi an t s a i d o n e , ,
s h a l l k n o w th at h e c o m es o f th e bl o o d o f t h e de
m on s.
a n d ga v e it i n t o h is h an ds b ut Ra s al u de ft ly ch an g ,
’
i n g it fo r the gra m wh ich h e h ad in his h o rs e s n o s e
b ag b egan to eat b e fo re th em an d wh e n h e h ad
, ,
fi n i s h ed it h e c ri ed , ,
Th en with a n o th er arro w h e s m o t e M u n di a an d
di ed * .
ll Th ese gian ts
ars of gran i te .
s ti ll s tan d where they fe ll— im m en se l
m on o ithic
pi
TH E GIA N TS OF GA N D GA RH . 69
H a vi n g a cc o m pli s h ed s o m uch o f h is l a b o ur ,
Ra s al u a s c e n de d G an dgarh , an d e n t e ri n g th e fo rtres s
o f th e
gi a n t s h e b e gan t o l o o k a b o ut hi m wh e n ,
his gl an c e li gh te d o n G a n dgarri th e fe ma l e gi a n t
, ,
b o i li n g o i l fo r s h e wa s w a iti n g a n xi o us ly fo r th e
,
e xcl a i m e d
A h fri en d I am ch arm e d to s ee yo u Fo r a l o n g
, , .
ti m e h a v e I b een w a iti n g fo r yo u b e c a us e I h a v e,
yo u w o ul d do o n e thi n g it w o ul d b e b ett er
, .
“
W h a t is it ? as ked Ra s al u
”
.
I t is m ere ly an s w e re d s h e
, ,
th a t yo u wi ll w a l k
roun d th is c a l dro n th ree ti m e s a fter whi ch I wi l l
,
m arry yo u fo r th a t i s the c us t o m o f o ur re li gi on
, .
yo u wi ll fi rs t h a v e to t eac h m e .
Th en th e gi a n t e ss a ro s e a n d b e gan to c a p er an d
,
frisk it ro un d th e s m o k i n g c a l dro n b ut wh e n s h e h ad
, ,
p a s s ed by hi m a n d t o ss ed h er o v e r i n t o the b o ili n g
,
o il
. Th ere s he wa s reduc e d to a s h e s a n d wh e n h er , ,
w h ic h l a s te d fo r th ree h o urs .
wh at h ad o cc urre d .
“
W hy a re yo u afra i d s a i d Ras al u .
'
Be c a us e a n s w ere d h e th e gi a n t s will c o m e j us t
” “
, ,
n o w an
”
d eat m e .
S a i d th e k i n g Th e y ha v e , all b een k i ll ed , or
n e x t t o it D i d y o u n o t fee l t h e
. e arthq ua k e
”
“
Y es , pli ed t he la d
re .
”
o f G an dga rri s h e ad
’
.
a n d fo rth wi th h e c a m e t o h is s e n s es .
T h e n s a i d R a sal u “
Th ro w o ff th o s e l o a v e s l o ad, ,
”
h o m e t o y o ur m o th e r .
“
Th ere is a b un da n c e o f t rea s ure i n th e des ert e d
ci ty an s w e red th e lad
,
I do n o t wi s h fo r a n y .
”
t h i n g fro m th e fo rt .
h o m e i n s a fety .
a d an
v c ed to k il l hi m ; b ut Ras alus h o rs e m ade a lea p ’
gi an t wen t flyi n g t o th e t O p o f th e m o un t ai n an d , ,
N e v er s a i d Ra s al u t o his ho rs e
”
,
s h a ll I be ,
“
b o un d to th e m o un t a i n to p -
.
a dv e rs a ry s
’
s i de wh e n R as al u s m o t e h a rd an d
,
, ,
fe l l an d di e d S o p e rish e d Baikalb ha th th e k i n g o f
.
,
t h e gi an ts “9
.
N e ve r fl aggi n g i n his l a b o ur Ra s al u n o w s et o ut ,
A re yo u th ere Bhi u n ?
Yes a n s w e red he
,
.
En t eri n g th e fo re st Ra s al u ch a l l e n ge d hi m an d
, ,
up, an d s et fi re t o t he m , d t h us t he gi a n t Bhiu
an n
b ut h e was un a bl e t o t ra c k h i m S o h e s en t fo rth .
S h adi his p a rr
, o t wh o fl e w o v e r t h e h ills
, a n d fo un d ,
b a c k to h is m as t er h e s a i d The gi an t is hi dden i n
, ,_
"
th e c a v e o f th e m o un t a i n .
A re yo u i n s i de Th i rra ,
Yes an s w ere d he
”
, .
Be c a us e s i r s a i d Th i rra “ yo u c ut o ff my h an d
”
, , , ,
vo ic e i n a l a m en t to Go d h e c ri ed a l o ud an d s a i d
,
“
S tran ge i s Thy n ature a ways , G o d m os t dread,
To Th ee th e p oo r an d n eedy c ry fo r b re ad
l
l
Th o ugives t ife wh ere ife ived n o t b efo re, l l
l
A n d th o s e wh o ive Th o u b iddes t i e n o m o re
M y b ark i s dri ftin g o’er th e s torm y de ep,
lv .
l
W h i e a llh er c re w are wrapt in dead y s eep l l
l l _
b a ffl e d ,
an d h is b e ll o wi n g fill s th e vi ll age s ro un d wi th
dre adf"
de d R aj a Ras alus
b a t tl e wi th th e fam o us
’
So en
gi a n ts o f G a n dga rh a n d if yo u a s k t he p e a s a n ts fo r
,
p ro o fs o f t h e s t o ry t h e y will s h o w yo u s c a tte re d ab o ut
,
l l
G a n dga rh i s s ubjec t to fre q uen t earth q uak e s
l E en when th ere i s . v
n o perc e ptib e q uaki n
g, th e i n te rn a ro ari n g o f th e earth c an b e h eard,
a n d th is p ro b ab y is th e n o i s e wh i c h s eem s to
p roc e ed fro m th e hi
v ll ll
v
e e r ass e rt th a t th e b e o wi n
fro m th e ro a r o f a n earth q ua ke
ll
a n d wh i c h i s as c ri b ed to th e i m
p ris o n e d Thi rra The i age rs h o w
g o f th e gi an t i s q ui te a dis ti n c t so un d
a n d th a t, as th i s
.
l v ll l
p ec u i ar b e o wi n g
h a s n o t b een h eard for e igh t yea rs , th e gi an t Thi rra m us t ha e a t as t
e x p i re d
l
.
g
i ke th o s e a t M ak s u
,
o r te n fee t o ut of th e gro un d .
C H A P TE R V I I I .
R A S A LU S A D V E N TU R E W I TH T I LLI A R
’
T H E S N A K E, A N D K A G TH E R A V E N , .
s a ves a .
i t wi th hi m . He i
a rr ves a t a des erted pa la ce The .
to ry . . .
a dvi ce The f ri en ds p a rt
’
h og s . .
A J A R A S A LU on c e c am
b an k o f a e to th e
riv e r w h e re h e s a w a h e d e h o
, g g b e i n g c a rri e d
aw a y by t h e c urre n t A ddre s s i n g t h e k i n g
.
,
Yo u a re ah e dge h o g a n s w e re d Ra s al u
,
, an d
I am a m an ; W h at c o n n e ct io n t h ere is b etw ee n yo u
76 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
an d m e I kn o wn ot . But
bj ure d m eas yo u h a v e a
”
by th e n am e o f G o d I wi ll ta ke yo u o ut o f t h e riv e r
, .
A s h e s p o ke t h e s e w o rds h e l o w e re d do w n o n e e n d
o f hi s b o w t o t h e w at er a n d by t h a t m e an s s a v e d,
s a fe ly o n t h e b a n k h e b a de h i m go w h i t h e rs o e v e r h e
,
th a t yo u s h o ul d n o w a b an do n m e i n th i s pl a c e .
m e a w ay I f yo u wi l l ta ke m e wi th yo u it m ay
.
,
c h an c e t h at I s h a l l b e a bl e to do vou a s e rvi c e i n re
”
t urn fo r a ll y o ur k i n dn e s s t o m e .
a n s w e re d Ras al u .
t h a t as yo uh a v e n o w s a v e d m
“
b eg s a id he y life
”
, ,
,
s o yo u wi ll n o t re fus e m y re q ue s t
”
.
But wh ere i n th e Wo rl d s a i d th e k i n g
”
s h a ll I
, ,
p ut yo u
Put m e, re turn ed th e h e dgeh o g , i n t o yo ur
”
b ag
’
h o rs e s n os e -
.
Ra s al u t h e n too k up th e l i tt l e b e as t, l ayi n g an d
h i m i n th e fee di n g b ag, h e c o n t i n ue d his
-
w an de ri n gs .
A s h e wa s ri di n g a l o n g h e o b s e rve d a s p a ci o us ,
t h i s wa y w h e th e r h e b e h un te r o r p ri n c e o r k i n g
, , , ,
”
t he y n e v e r p e rm i t h i m to p a s s th e pl a c e a liv e .
W h a t do th e y do en q ui re d Ras al u .
th e h e dge h o g m e ek ly re pl i e d S i re t ra v e ll e rs wh o
“
, ,
c o m e to th i s fo un ta i n b e i n g o v e rc o m e wi th fa t i gue
, ,
p e n t i n t h e m i ddl e o f t he n i gh t s te a l s o ut up o n th e m
, ,
a n d s uc k s a wa y t h e i r b re a t h a s th e y l ie a s l e e p a fte r ,
w h i c h h e go e s a w a y a n d i n fo rm s h is fri en d th e s ea
,
ra v en wh o c o m e s i n h is turn an d p e c ks o ut t h e i r
,
e y e s fro m th e s o c k e ts .
s a i d Ras al u
”
“
I s i t t rue ? .
Y e s i t is q ui te t rue a n s w e re d th e h e dge h o g
”
.
,
Th e n s a i d t h e k i n g I c an n o t n o w s t ri k e m y ten t
, ,
b e c a us e I h a v e a l re a dy s a i d t h a t h e re I wi l l c e r
ta i n ly re m a i n But yo u s h a l l a ll a c t a s I b i d y o u
”
. .
W e a w a i t yo u o rde rs s a i d th e h edge h o g
”
,
Go d i s m a s t e r o v e r a ll s a i d Ra s al u
”
, H e h as .
t h i n g i n go o d s o o th yo u p eo pl e s h o ul d n o t o m i t to
, ,
do . A l to ge th e r we n um b e r fo ur p ers o n s Le t us .
t h e re fo re w a k e a n d s l ee p by t urn s a n d t h us le t us ,
p as s th e fo ur w a t c h es o f th e n i gh t i n s a fety .
H avi n g s o o rda i n e d R a s al u a ga i n s p o ke an d
,
s aid ,
Th e fi rs t w a tc h o f th e n i gh t s h all b e t a ke n
“
A D VE N TUR E WI TH TI LLIA R g IrA G.
'
.
79
by m e t h e s e c o n d by Bh a un ra I rak i m y h o rs e th e
,
-
,
h e dge h o g .
ro us e d h is h o rs e a n d hi m s e lf l
,
ay do w n t o res t W h en .
th e h o rs e s w a t c h wa s o v e r h e w o k e t h e p a rro t a n d
’
, ,
h e w ok e t h e h e dge h o g an d re t i re d h i m s e l f to s l e e p
, .
Th e h e dge h o g go t up a n d b e ga n t o w a l k to a n d fro
, ,
i n t en t up o n h is duty But th e c o l d wa s s o bi tt er th a t
.
h e fo un d it i n t o l era bl e a n d s o h e w en t n ea r t o t h e
,
fi re t o wa rm h i m s e lf Th ere h o w e v er th e w arm th
.
, ,
m a de him s l e e py a n d h e b e ga n to do z e
, Th e n .
t h o ugh t h e to hi m s e lf ,
I m us t n o t s l ee p 0 n o I m us t n o t s l ee p l e st by
, , ,
e vi l ch a n c e th a t w re tch e d s n a ke s h o ul d c o m e an d k il l
m y m a s t er I h a d b ett e r go an d s it by th e p o o l o f
t h e fo un t a i n .
S o t o th e fo un t a i n h e w e n t b ut un h appily th e ,
h ard a n d trie d h is ut m o s t .
W hi l e th e h e dge h o g wa s th us e n de a v o uri n g to
rega i n th e b a n k t h e s e rp e n t h a vi n g w atch e d h is
, ,
y o urs .
”
h edgeh o g wh o i n an a go n y e xc l a i m e d O Go d wh a t
, , ,
h a s h a pp en e d ? A ll t h i s t ro ubl e h as b e e n c a us e d by
my fo o li s h n e s s .
Th e n e x e rti n g hi m s e lf o n c e m o re h e s p ra n go ut o f
th e w a ter wi th a ll h i s m igh t a n d m a i n a n d th i s ti m e ,
ra n s wiftly fro m th a t s p o t an d a pp ro a c h e d th e s i de
m i n ut e s th e rav e n h o pp ed up a n d p erch ed h im s e l f ,
o n Raj a Ra s al us b reas t
’
J us t as h e wa s a bo ut to
.
on h is n e c k an d b e gan to c run ch th a t t o o
, The .
ra v e n fi n di n g hi m s e l f cl utch e d ut t e re d p i e rci n
g n o te s ,
o f dis tre s s a n d c ri e d o u
, t m o st l a m en t a bly A t l as t .
“
W h o i s th at s a id h e , m ol e s ti n g my b roth er ,
”
K ag?
Th e h edgeh o g m ade n o re p ly .
82 TH E LE GE N D OF A S / IL U
’
Ii .
c ri es
-
. Th e re fo re fi rs t le t h i m go a n d th e n I wil l ,
”
com e a n d re s to re to y o ur fri e n d h is b re a t h .
“
The h edge h o g p erc e ivi n g hi s c ra ft a n s we re d
,
I , ,
c an n o t p erm it t hi s ra v en to e s c a pe o ut o f m y po w e r ,
b ut I will t ake c a re th a t h e s h a ll n o t b e t o rm e n te d
an y m o re .
V e ry w e ll repl i ed th e sn ake .
”
a n a n s we r .
A h
”
,
s a i d th e h edge h o
g yo ur fri e n d wa s i n
,
“
o v e rt a ke n by a s o un d de lici o us sl ee p D o n o t th ere .
”
fo re to rm en t hi m a n y m o re .
Th e s n a ke li s t e n ed an d li s t en e d b ut as th e c ri es were ,
n o t re p ea t ed h e t h o u, gh t t o h i m s e l f H e h a s c e rt a i n ,
”
ly le t m y fri e n d go H e t h e re fo re a pp ro a ch e d th e
.
k i n g th e b reath o f life .
wh o ha d c re pt a w ay i n to th e da rkn es s to w ayl a y
h im ,
s udde n ly sp ran g o ut fro m his a m b us h an d ,
n o t b reak yo ur vo w !
”
I am a wi ld b ea s t re to rt ed the h edgeh o g
, .
W h a t h a ve I t o do wi th fa i th o r wi th v o ws P M y
”
duty is to sl ay my e n e my .
Th e n s ai d t he s n ake
But th e h edge h o g a n sw e re d
Th a t day Ra s al u s l e pt l o n g a n d s o un dly an d h e , .
was l at e i n ri s i n g W h en h e a w o ke h e b ega n to
.
sco l d a n d a b us e e ve ry o n e a b o ut him s ay in g W hy , ,
did yo u n o t c a ll m e e a rli er
”
S i re
, sa i d th e h edge hog i n his h umbl e a cce n ts ,
l o o k ab o ut yo u wh a t s e e yo u cl o se to yo ur b ed
”
I s ee s a i d Ra s al u gaz i n g t o wards his re s ti n
“
g
, ,
”
to pi ec e s .
84 TH E L E GE N D OF RA S A L U .
an d s a i d to th e h e dge ho g
O h edgeh o g t hi s fa vo ur wh ich yo u h av e do n e to
,
m e is p as t re c o m p e n s e si n c e y o u h a v e s av ed my life !
,
re t urn ed t he fa v o ur w h ic h yo u did t o m e A n d n ow .
,
i f yo u wil l a ll o w m e I wi ll go m y way
, .
”
h e m o un t e d an d ro de o ff H a rdly h ad he t urn e d
.
”
I am go i n g a n s w ered the k i n g to s ee Raj a
, ,
”
S irik ap .
s a i d th e h edgeh og b e w arn ed by m e !
O S i re, ,
Ras é
lu .
RA J A RA s A LU A N D RA J A S I R I K A P .
. an .
jo urn y
e . The wea ver an d h is ca t . The two vi llage
. an .
S i ri/cot R a s a lu
’ ’
va l a t S i rihap s
'
. m agi c s torm s .
d the ca s tl R a s a lu a n d P ri n
’
jhudhal
’
an e gon g
-
. ces s .
Ra s dlu s los s es R a s a la
’ ’
d S i rih ap s
’ ’
. s ca t an ra t s.
H is
’
S i rihap s fi n al def ea t .
fl i
ght an d re- co p ture
The b i rth of the P ri n ces s K ohla n The
’
. m agi c i a n s .
n e ye d o n to w a rds S i ri k ot th e Fo rt o f S k ull s , .
A t th e cl os e o f t he day h e h a lt e d a n d h a vi n g ,
Th e Be h e ader .
’
H e fo un d th e c o rp s e lyi n g s t i ff
an d c o ld o n th e gro un d, an d t urn i n g to his p a rro t h e ,
s ai d ,
p o t, an d
a rr
“
I thi n k the bo dy wil l s it up b ec a us e it ,
g .
hi s h a n ds an d h is fe et s to o d a n d p ray ed i n t h es e
, ,
wo rds
G o d, wi th in th e fo res t l o n e y l
l ll
N ight h ath fa e n o ’e r t h e de ad
l
G ran t h im ife a m o m e n t o n y,
Li ght wi th i n hi s e ye ids s he d l
l
The n th i s c o rp s e th at ie th pro n e y, l
Fo ur wo rds to s p eak wi l i ft his h ead ll .
di s t urb ed m e s aid h e .
H e re yo uh av e b ee n lyi n g a s l ee p for tw e lv e y e a rs ,
a n sw ere d Ra s al u
“
W h a t ki n d o f sl ee p i s this
,
”
I am Rasal u a n s w ered th e ki n g
, .
W h e re a re yo u go i n g
88 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A LU .
S i rik a p t o w a ge b a tt l e wi th h i m
”
,
s a i d Ra s al u
, .
Th e n S i ris fi k b e ga n t o l augh .
I a m h is o wn b ro th e r re pli ed S iris uk
,
”
a n d ye t ,
“
h e k ill e d m e wi t h o ut p i t y D o y o u t h i n k h e wil l
.
s p a re yo u ? Bes i de s yo u h a v e n o t e v e n a n a rm y
, ,
w h il e his arm y is n um e ro us H o w do yo u i n te n d .
”
t o c o p e wi th h i m ?
A s s i s t e d by y o ur a dvic e an s we re d Ras al u I
“
, ,
Th en s a i d S i ris u k ,
W h e n yo ub e gi n to dra w n e a r
th e ci ty h e wil l ra i s e his m a gic a l s t o rm a n d bl o w yo u
,
a wa y to s o m e o th e r c o un t ry A n d if yo u e v ade
.
t h a t h e will b ury yo u un de r a s t o rm
,
o f m a gic a l
s n ow A n d i f y o u e s c a p e th at th e n w h e n y o u s tri ke
.
, ,
t h e go n g w h ic h h a n gs b e fo re th e c as t l e ga te an d -
,
wh e n th e n o i s e o f th e go n g s h a ll s o un d i n y our c a rs ,
yo u wil l l o s e y o ur s en s e s a n d be c o m i n g c ra z e d yo u
,
t ure yo u a v o i d t h a t p e ri l t h e n , wh e n yo u p a s s un de r
,
s wi n g i s th at w h o s o e v e r p a s s e s b e n eath i t go e s ra vi n g
'
m ad A n d i f by go o d fo rtun e an d th e fa v o ur o f G o d
.
90 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
a c a t was b us y as s i s t i n g an o ld w ea v e r i n his w o rk .
0 w eave r s a i d Ras é lu h a v e yo u n o s o n n o r
“ “
, , ,
a n y s erv a n t t h at t h i s w re t c h e d c a t i s h e lpi n g yo u
,
a n s w ere d th e we a v er an d
“
I am a poo r m an , ,
n o o t h er c re ature i n t h e h o us e h a ve I e xc e pti n g ,
”
my c at .
th e c at an d t o o k he r wi th h i m a n d as th e y w en t
,
a l o n g s h e s uc ke d a t t h e rib s o f S i ris fi k .
it th e riv er C h en a J us t t h en up c am e a thi rd
‘ ’
.
b oy wh o st oo p e d do w n a n d dran k up th e w at er o ut
o f b o th th e p o o ls .
so l di er w a s hi n g cl o th es o n th e b a n k o f a riv er .
H e was a di s ch a rge d p e n s i o n e r wh o h ad do n e go o d
s ervic e an d wh o h a d re c e iv e d a s h is re w a rd th e gra n t
,
s i o n p ap e rs w ere t i e d up i n
- his t urb an which was ,
H a vi n g o b s e rv e d th es e thi n gs Ras al u c o n ti n ue d
,
o f t he fo rt re s s a n d th e re h e t arri e d
, .
Wh en th e k i n g o f t h a t pl a c e h e a rd o f the arriv a l o f
this re do ubta bl e ch a m p i o n h e ra i s e d h is m a gic s t o rm s
,
i n which m a n y t re es a n d h o us e s w ere s w e p t a w a y .
Th e n e xt m o rn i n g h e e n q ui re d o f h is daught e r s a yi n g , ,
S ee if t h a t m a n is s t i ll t h e re l
“ ”
Th e gi rl l o o ked o ut o f t h e wi n do w a n d s a i d ,
H e a n d h is h o rs e are t h e re sti l l
”
.
Th en S irik ap p ro c l a i m e d i n t h e ci t y— “ To n i gh t -
th ere wi l l b e a h ea vy fa ll o f s n o w Ta ke c are o f .
y o urs e lv e s A s th e e v e n i n g a pp ro a ch e d the s n o w
.
b e ga n to c o m e do w n a n d it c o n ti n ue d fa l li n g a ll n i gh t
, ,
S e e if th e m a n is s ti ll t h e re
”
S ir a n sw ered s h e l o o k i n g o ut
, h e is s t a n di n g
,
m al l et a n d go n g w e re b o th sm ash ed i n t o pi e c e s .
92 TH E LE G E N D O F RA S A L L’ .
Th e n s a i d he to his h o rs e I f I v e n ture to p as s
,
S it fi rm ly i n y o ur s ea t a n sw ere d th e h orse I
”
,
w ill re ach h er a t a si n gl e b o un d an d th e m o m en t I ,
”
rea c h h e r do
yo u s e v er the s wi n g with y o ur s w o rd .
t h e gro un d . A l a rm ed a n d i n di gn a n t s h e w en t run ,
n i n g i n to h er fa th e r c ryi n g o ut a n d s ayi n
, g
S o m e o n e h as c o m e to day, 0 kin g,
ll ll
-
W h o ki s an d ki s th rougho ut th e to wn ;
H e s m o te m y ro p es , a n d s po i t m y s wi n g, l
A n d I , J h udh al, c am e tum b i n g do wn ; l
ll
Th e m a et fl e w i n fra gm en ts eigh t,
I n fragm en ts n in e do wn fe t h e go n g ; ll
O fl ee, m y S i re, a n d b a fl‘le fate,
l ll
Yo ur fi n a h o ur yo u’ s ca rce p ro o n g l” l
D augh te r, i d Raj a S irikap do n ot di s tre s s
sa ,
yo u wi ll s ee h is h ead up o n th e bl oo dy w a l ls which I
h a v e b uilt o f th e h eads o f o t he rs
”
.
A s h e s p o k e Ras al u h i m s e l f e n t ered th e p a l ac e an d ,
n o t f r c o l o ure d c o uch e s
p s ai d h e
,
”
iv e m e a . G
94 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
an s w er ,
x e rci s e d his p o we rs i n vai n
b ut S irikap e A t .
it) h i m
“
Yo u h ave n o t di s c o ve red the an sw e r : gra n t
,
”
m e th e re fore th e whit e c o v ere d c o uch -
an d wi t h o ut ,
a n o t h er w o rd S i ri kap ga ve it t o hi m But th e q ue e n .
,
wi th fe ar un til her h us b a n d w e n t up to he r a n d
,
ch ee re d h er s ayi n g , ,
in a m i n ute a n d s en d i t o ve r to yo u b e c a us e m a n y ,
o t h ers h a v e c o m e i n l i ke m an n er b ut n o n e h a v e es ,
”
c a p ed m y h a n ds a t l as t .
c o m e to m e
I t is p o rt ed a n s we re d h e
re , th a t yo u are a ,
ty ra n t a n d th at yo u h a v e s l a ught ere d th o us a n ds o f
,
i n n o ce n t m en Th e re fo re h a v e I c o m e t o y o ur
.
c as t l e to ch a ll en ge yo u to a rm s
, .
”
Be it s o, re pli ed S irika p
ha l l o f
. E v e rythi n g s
c o urs e b e ordered as yo u de si re Th e n s a i d h e .
”
t h at yo u sho ul d co m e an d pl a y chaupa t wi th m e ,
a n d t h at th e c on q uero r s h o ul d c ut o ff the l o s e r s
’
h ead .
RA jA RA S A L U A N D RA /A S I RI K A P .
95
s o t h e chau a t was b ro u h t th e l a m p wa s li gh te d a n d
p g , ,
t h e t wo k i n gs s a t do w n t o pl a y .
A s t h e ga m e b e ga n S i ri ka p c h a n te d fo r l uc k s a y
,
in g
l
Ben e ath th i s am p’s un c erta i n ray
T wo k in gs c o n te n d i n ri a p a y vl l
l
O c han ge fu G a m e , c h a n ge t h o u fo r m e ,
W a t S r k p i s th e s a
h i i a w m e s h ll
o u d be 1 ”
l
H e a ri n g th i s c h a rm , Ra s al u o b s erv e d Th a t
,
“
s i n ce in y o ur v e rs e o t m e n ti o n e d the
yo u h a v e n
s a c re d n a m e o f G o d . W h a t yo u sh o ul d h a v e s a i d
was t h i s
Be n ea th th i s l
p s un c e rt a i n ra y
’
vl l
am
Two kin gs c o n te n d i n ri a p ay
l
0 c h an ge fu G am e , c h an ge th o ufo r m e ,
W h a t G o d de c rees th e s a m e s h a b e
”
ll .
W i th t h es e w o rds t h e ga m e b e ga n R aj a S irika p.
re p ea t i n g i n c a n t a ti o n s o v e r his dic e th re w th em an d ,
a n d i n h is a n ge r h e w a ge re d a l lh is s e rva n t s h is go o ds , ,
by S iri ka p Th e thi rd ti m e h e s ta k ed h is m a re
.
a l s o Wo n by S irika p : t he fo urth t i m e h e l os t h is
a rm s ; a n d t he fi fth a n d l a s t t i m e he l o s t his o wn li fe .
96 TH E LE G E N D OF RA S A L U .
Ras al u s a i d ,
“
I t is t rue I h a v e l o s t m y h e a d a n d yo u h a ve a ,
ri gh t to ac t a s
yo u pl e a s e N e v e rt h e l es s I w o ul d
.
,
m e t he re fo re to a s c e n d fo r t h a t p urp o s e to t he roo f
o f y o ur p a l a c e
”
.
S irika p c o n s e n ti n g Ra s al u w e n t up to the p a l ac e
,
ro o f a n d b e a n t o
, g ga z e t o w ards S i al kot an d as he ,
o ut up o n
, which the k i n g re m e m b ered her an d re ,
jo ic ed .
“
0 yo u l uc kl es s l i t t l e be a s t ,
sa i d he yo u h ave
,
“
m y fo rt un e o n c e m o re .
”
C o m i n g do w n i n to th e p a l a c e h e s a i d to S i rikap , ,
By wh o m w e re yo u c rea t e d
By H im wh o c rea t e d yo u a n s w e re d h e , .
u
”
If y a lly b e li e v e th i s s a i d Ras al u p ermit
“
o re , ,
"
m e to try o n e m o re ga m e in H is n am e .
C e rt a i n
”
w ere d S irik a p a n d the two k i n gs
ly , an s ,
aga i n s at do wn t o pl a y .
Th e n Ra s al u e xcl a i m i n g I n the n a m e o f Go d ,
“
,
Th e xt m o m e n t t h e fo urth ga m e c a n i o to an en d
n e
'
m o re re s um e d b ut a ga i n S i rik ap l o s t
, Th en s a i d h e .
,
“
I w o ul d n o w i f y o u wil l p e rm i t m e go a n d b id adi eu
, ,
Ras al u agree d a n d t he de fe a te d k i n g go i n g to
,
th e m n o t n e i t he r di d he l o o k a t th e m a tt en tive ly
, ,
b ut h e as ked o f t h e m W h e re i s S irika p
,
go es I will s e a rch fo r h i m a n d fi n d hi m o ut
”
.
RA jA RA S A L U A N D RA I A S I R/N A P .
99
G i g
o n to the c o un ci l of
mi n i s te rs h e e n q ui red
wh e re th e i r m as t er gen e ra l ly s at S o m e s a i d H e .
,
”
m ay b e i n h is ch a mb er o f mi rro rs O th e rs s ai d .
,
re st s a i d
“
H e is a k i n g a n d h e m ust h a ve go n e
, ,
”
whi the rs oe v er it p leas ed h i m .
s o m e pl a c e s h e fo un d m i s erabl e c a p t iv e s i n o th ers ,
th e b o di e s o f de a d m e n a n d wo m e n a n d in o th e rs ,
p rec i o us s to n es a n d v a l ua bl e o rn a m e n ts b ut n o wh e re ,
c o ul d h e di s c o v e r S irika p Le a vi n g the p al a c e he
.
w en t t o the s t a bl e s a n d a s h e l o o k e d a n d l o o ke d i n
, ,
e v e ry c o rn e r h i s e ye re ste d o n
, a m a n ge r fil l e d w i th
“
W h a t is th e m a tt e r s a i d h e wi th thi s h o rs e
,
”
,
“
l itt er th a t it sw e l l s an d si n ks an d sw e ll s aga i n
G o i n g up to t h e m a n ge r h e t o s s e d o ut th e l i t te r
, ,
a n d th e re c ro uc h i n g m i s e ra bly b en ea th i t was fo un d
, ,
Raj a S i rikap .
A h s a i d Ras al u do ub t l e ss yo u a re s o m e m ean
”
, ,
p lac e .
”
e xcl a i m i n g a s h e w en t 0 vi ll a i n h un dre ds o f h ea ds
. ,
yo u h a v e smi tte n o ff i n y o ur ti m e wi t h y o ur o wn
1 00 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
h a n d, an p as ti m e ye t yo u n e v e r gri ev ed o r
d all fo r ,
s h e d a tear A n d n o w w h en th e s a m e fa te i s t o b e
.
N o w an e ve n t h ad o cc urre d
p a l a c e o f which i n th e
R as al u wa s n o t a w a re O n e o f th e fa v o uri t e W i v e s
.
“
S i re we h a v e s o ugh t fo r th e i n t e rp re ta t i o n o f th i s
,
m y s te ry why rui n s h o ul d h a v e fa ll e n o n yo ur h o us e ,
a n d we divi n e th a t c a l a m i ty h a s b ee n b ro ugh t by
y o ur i n fa n t da ugh te r w ho s e de s ti n y h as c ro s s e d y o ur
o wn S h e h as c o m e i n a n e vil h o ur
. Le t h e r n o w .
b e s a c rific e d a n d le t h e r h e a d b e th ro w n i n to the
,
S i ri ka p h a d a n s w e re d I f m y life de p e n d o n h er go
“
, , ,
c ut o ff h e r h ead a n d m i n e m ay h a ply ye t b e p re
‘
s e rv e d S o a s l a ve gi rl was de s p a t c h e d t o b ri n g th e
”
-
.
i n fa n t to th e m a gici a n s A n d a s s h e c arri e d it a l o n g
.
s h e c a res s e d i t ,
O, wh at a p retty c h i l d I s h o ul d li ke
, to sa ve it .
I t wa s ju
st at th i s m o m en t as s h e c ro s s ed th e c o urt
tha t Raj a R a s al u a pp e a re d fro m t h e s ta bl e dra i
gg n g
S irika p , an d h e t h us o v e rh e a rd her re m a rk .
e xc us e h i m lf n o t to m a ke th e li n e s But Ra s al u
se .
c a ugh t h i m by th e b a c k o f t h e n e c k a n d h o l di n g h is ,
n o s e to t h e gri ddl e h e m a rk e d i t wi t h li n e s un t i l h i s
,
n o s e wa s b urn t do wn to th e b ri dge a ft e r w h ic h h e ,
l o o s e d h i m an d le t h im go Th e n S irik a p s e e i n g
.
,
h i m s e l f i n s uc h a s t a t e o f s h a m e a n d di s gra c e ra n ,
an y m o re .
o fso m c h o s e n fo ll o we rs wh o s e l a n c e h ea ds gle a rn ed in
e ,
-
h e ro de p ro udly a w ay W i th h im in a m a gn i fic e n t
.
K o kl an th e s we et c oo i n g D o v e S he it was who in
,
-
.
a ft e r y ea rs w h en s h e gre w to w o m a n s es ta te b e c am e
’
, ,
h is b e a ut iful b ut i ll fate d c o n s o rt
,
-
.
C H A PT E R X .
TH E TR E A S O N o r ! U E EN K O K LA N .
at -
m zi rf i . o f K ol
a/( i n .
D ea th R a s a lu s p urs ui ts R a uz
’
f th e
’ '
o n urs e . .
a/( i n
K ol pa n i es R a s a lu the cha s e Thei r
’
a cc o m to .
d h is Bo ld hea d a n d On e ey e R aya
’
an reven ge .
- -
.
A tta h .
RA V ELL I N G t h en ce fo r t w e lv e day s R a s al u
a rriv e d a t t h e h ill s of K h e ri -
m uti r n ear Bur
s aw up o n t h e h e igh t b e a utiful
‘
h an ,
wh e re h e a
m an 5 1o n by a fa i r ga rde n
s urro un de d ,
wh ic h l o o k e d '
li ke th e dwe lli n g pl a c e o f a ki n g
-
.
Th i s s a i d Ra s al u i s a n a b o de wo rthy of livi n
“ “
, , g
”
in ,
an d h e re I re s o lv e to re m a i n .
1 04 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
i d h is m a re to h im
S ir, sa t hi s is a p a l a c e whic h
,
“
l o o ks to m e l i ke th e h o us e o f a gi a n t I t is n o t wi s e .
”
t o ta ke up y o ur q ua rt e rs h e re .
a n s we re d Ras al u
”
Let us a bi de ,
“
at l eas t fo r a ,
n i ght I f we a re m o l est e d we ca n th en a b a n do n it
.
,
b ut i f n o t I m e a n t o o cc upy i t b e c a us e it i s a pl a c e
, ,
a fte r m
y o wn h ea rt an d I h av e n o de si re t o l eav e
,
”
it .
S o t h e re t h ey l p t i n se c urity a n d n o m a n o r
s e , ,
w
t e lv e y e a rs a n d R as a
, l u s a i d “
H ere t h ere i s n o o n e
,
t o c a us e us a l arm A n d i n t h a t l o fty s t ro n gh o l d h e
.
dw e l t h a vi n g s tren gt h e n e d i t w e ll with w a ll s an d
,
b as t i o n s a ll ro un d a n d h avi n g c ut o ut a fli gh t o f
,
s te p s e i gh ty s i x i n n um b e r fro m th e
garden b en eath
-
, ,
to t h e p a l a c e ab o v e .
t h a t th e o ld c us to m o f his p e o pl e s h o ul d b e di s re ard
g
e d a n d th a t th e li tt l e p ri n c es s s h o ul d b e n o t re ared o n
, ,
day H er educ a t i o n
. was i n t rus t e d to t h e an ci en t
n urs e wh o h ad a cc o mp a n i e d h e r fro m S i ri k ot an d ,
who wa s q ui te de v o t e d t o h er N o o t h er w o m an b ut .
h e rs e lf wa s a ll o w e d to a tt e n d h e r a n d n o o t h e r w o m a n
,
b ut h e rs e lf was p e rm i tte d t o en t e r t h e w a ll s o f th e fo r
t re ss W h e n wi t h i n c re as i n g y e ars s h e b e c a m e i ll a n d
.
,
was li ke ly to die th e k i n g s a i d to h e r
, ,
1 06 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
So p as s e d th e l ive s p ri n c es s un t il the
of kin g an d ,
ol d n urs e di e d a n d th e l i t t l e gi rl h a d gro w n i n to a
,
”
M ah um m a dan s i n th e Pa n j ab n a m e a go o d m an “
,
h a vi n g b een v o w e d t o c h a s ti ty fro m t h e m o m e n t o f
h is bi rth h e e v e r guarde d w e l l t h a t o n e p ri n cipl e
, ,
O n e e v e n i n g w h en h e was i n a m e rry m o o d an
, ,
o dd fa n cy c am e i n to t h e ki n g s m i n d w h ic h wa s th a t
’
, ,
h i s y o un g wife s h o ul d a cc o m p an y h i m t o t he ch as e .
S a i d s h e to h i m ,
I h a v e e a te n s o m uc h v e n i s o n i n m y li fe th a t if ,
y o uth ful s pi ri ts b e c a m e e xh il a ra te d a t t h e p ro s p e c t
o f lib e rty a n d o f l e a vi n g th e c a s t l e if o n ly fo r a da
, ,y ,
to vi s i t th e wil d tra c k l es s w o o dl an d .
But s a i d s he h o w do yo u k i ll the de e r ?”
,
“
th e k i n g a n d wh en th e deer fee ls hi m s e lf w o un de d
“
, ,
h e run s b a c k a n d fa lls de ad b e fo re m y h o rs e s fe e t
,
’
.
”
TH E TREA S ON OF Q UEE N K OK LA N . 10 7
H o w c an it b e I s h o ul d li ke s o m uch t o s ee it .
A n d s o yo u s h a ll s aid he fo r t o m o rro w
” “
-
, , ,
S we e th e a rt yo u a n d I wi l l go h un ti n g to ge t he r
, .
I n t he m o rn i n g t h ey s e t o ut un att e n de d t he q ueen ,
ri di n g o n a pi lli o n b eh i n d h er h us b a n d a n d th ey ,
c a m e t o th e w o o ded h i ll o c ks a n d gra s s y ra vi n e s ,
do e b ut th e an i m al i n s te ad o f app ro ac h i n g t he m ra n
,
Th e n s a i d t h e q ueen ,
“
Y o u h a v e n o t s p o k e n th e t ruth S ir , .
W hy s o a s ked Ras al u .
I f yo u h a d h a d n o h o rs e wi th yo u re pli ed the ,
q uee n , yo u c o ul d n o t h a v e c a ught t h i s de e r a t a ll .
Th e reas o n is th i s s a i d Ra s al u yo u h ave b ee n
, ,
s i tt i n g b e hi n d m e t h e wh o l e day t o uch in g m y b o d
y ,
a n d fro m c o n t a ct with yo u o n e th i rd o f m y fo rc e h as
-
”
le ft m e .
Th e n s a i d th e q ue e n wi th a m o c k i n g l a ugh I
, ,
So th eq ueen di s m o un ted a n d s at h e rs e lf do w n,
a m o n g t h e ro c ks a n d th e t h ic ket s an d s h e l o os en e d ,
s a w h er a n d wh en, th ey s c e n t ed in th e b re ez e th e
sw ee t fragran c e o f h er fl o wi n g t ress e s th ey all c a m e ,
C o m e n o w Raj a a n d c at c h a n y o n e o f th e m yo u
“
, ,
”
pl eas e .
“
I wil l c atch n o n e o f th e m an sw ered th e k i n g
,
”
a re y o ur l o v e rs .
o f th e m al l E n ch an te d wi th he r dazz li n g b e a uty
.
,
h e w a l ke d up to h e r wi t h s ta t e ly s te p s a n d m ade ,
a n o b e i s a n c e by s t oo pi n g do w n h is n o bl e h e a d a t the
Ran i s fe e t
’
.
Ki n g R as al u wh o h a d b een fi ll ed with am a z e m en t
,
a t t h e p o w e r o f h is wi fe s b ea uty n o s oo n er s a w th e
’
“
N e v e r h av e I p e rm i tte d a si n gl e c re at ure o f th e
m a l e s ex to app ro ach h e r s a i d h e t o hi m s e l f an d
,
”
n o w th e k i n g o f th e de e r i s l a n
gui s hi n g at her fee t !
”
t h e pl e a s ures o f t h e c h as e C a ll i n g th e s e ci rc um
.
s ta n c es to m i n d the Bl ue Buc k s a i d ,
“
I will b e take m e to th e p al a c e o f Raj é
N o w,
H o di an d I wil lgra z e i n h is ga rden a n d w h en the
, ,
h ue a n d c ry is s e t up a n d h e b e gi n s t o fo l l o w m e
- -
, ,
l h is fri en ds an d e n te ri n g t h e k i n g s ga rden h e
’
al ,
re p o rte d to t h e i r m a s t e r wh o wh en h e h eard o f
, ,
t h e h a v o c which h a d b een m a de i ss ue d a n o t ic e , ,
s ayi n g ,
an d i t s o h a pp e n e d t h a t t h e n e ws o f it rea c h e d th e
e ars of t wo s h e ph e rd— b o ys n am ed Bal d h ea d a n d -
On e- eye who s a i d to e a c h o t h e r
, ,
Le t us go
“
an d fin d this l a H aran , the Bl ue
Buc k
”
.
TH E TRE A S ON OF Q UE E N K OK LA N . 111
Th ey s ea rc h ed an d s e arc h e d un t i l th e y fo un d h im ,
wh e n Ba l d -
h ead w en t p riv a te ly to Raj a H o di an d
s a i d to him ,
“
I f y o u wil l c o m e wi t h m e I wi ll s h o w you th e
Bl ue Buc k
”
.
Th e n t h e k i n g l o a de d hi m wi th p res en ts a n d
a cc o m p an i e d h i m to t h e pl a c e .
M e an w h i l e h o we v e r O n e e ye wh o h a rb o ure d a
, ,
-
grudge a ga i n s t Ba l d h ea d h a d h un t e d a w ay th e b uc k
-
,
fro m t h a t ra vi n e i n to a n o th e r A n d w h en Raj a H o di
.
c a m e a n d c o uld n o t fi n d an y th i n g h e s a i d , ,
“
W h e re is th e Bl ue Buc k ? ”
Th e n s p o k e O n e e ye a n d s a i d
-
,
“
Th i s b o y is s illy a n d k n o w s n o th i n g w h at e v e r
,
a b o ut h i m . H e h a s b ee n de c e i vi n g y o u b ut i f yo u
wi ll t a ke a w ay h i s p re s en ts a n d giv e th e m to m e I wil l ,
s h o w yo u t h e Bl ue Buc k .
A s s o o n a s H i ra H a ran p e rc e iv e d Raj a H o di h e ,
i n the di re c t i o n o f Kh e ri m ii rti a ll th e t i m e fe i n i n
'
g g
-
,
a l a m e n es s i n o rder t o en tic e hi m o n m o re an d m o re
wi th the h o p e o f e v e n t ua l c ap ture .
”
“
S i r s a i d th e w a z i r
,
“
do n o t p urs ue t hi s de e r
,
,
th e riv er cl o s e to th e p a l a c e o f R an i K o k l an a n d the ,
n o bl e h o rs e o f Ra j a H o di ro us e d by the ch a s e es
, ,
t h e n di s a pp e are d i n to a c a v e a n d h id hi ms e l f a n d ,
5 0 H o di dre w re i n a n d fi n di n g hi m s e l f in the
,
on e o f th e s en t i n e l m i n a s e xcl a i m e d
-
“
D o n o t b re a k th e b ra n c h es a n d do n o t eat the ,
p un i s h i n t rude rs .
to the mi n a
Th e p a rro ts p e rc h th em s e ve s a o ft l l
ll
Th e y dwe wi t h in th e e ave s
,
But 0 th a t s p l l
l l
did us tre , 5 -t
en
A n d b righ t as go den ea ve s
S ay, M i n a , s a y, wh a t b ea uty pa s s e s th ere,
Pe rc han c e s om e m an , or is it m a iden fai r
1 14 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
Th e k i n g an s we re d h er ;
j
Ra a Bh atti’s s on am I ,
H o di i s the n a m e I b ear,
U db c is m y fa th e r an d, l
A tt ak is m y c ity the re .
Th en th o ught H o di to hi ms el f, W ho i s this w o m an
i n th e m i ds t o f t h e wi l de rn es s ? I s s he a wi t ch or
s o m e go dde s s ? I m ust fi n d o ut S o h e s ai d .
,
“
W ho is yo ur fa th er a n d wh o is y o ur h us b an d ?
,
\Vh e re c a n th e fo o li s h o n e h av e go n e wh o h as l e ft yo u
a l o n e i n y o ur l o fty p a l ac e ?
o f Ra s al u ,
a n sw e re d t h e q ue en K o k l an Le avi n g
m e a l o n e i n my l o fty p a l a c e my h us b a n d is far aw ay
,
ch a s i n g the wi l d de e r .
“ h e n H o di h ea rd th e n a m e o f Ras al u h e b egan
'
f
'
t o q ua ke wi th fea r a n d w o ul d fa i n h a v e t urn e d b a c k
, .
s ai d to th e q ueen ,
D o yo u k n o w m e wh o I a m ? ,
Y e s an s w e re d s h e
, I k n o w yo u w e l l an d I h ave
, ,
b e e n wai t i n g fo r yo u .
”
The n s a i d H o di
“
Run n l
in g a n d wa ki n g i n b rea th es s h a s te
Fro m s c en e s a far I hie d m e ,
,
l
l
Ye t h e re t h e go de n t i m e I wa s te,
Fo r 1 kn o w n o p a th to gui de m e
’
l
O Ram , s ay, wh ere ie s yo ur p a ac e ro ad l
l
W he re are th e s te ps th a t ead to yo ur a b ode ?”
,
TH E TR E A S ON OF Q UE E N K O KL A N
'
. 1 x5
A n d to him t h e q ue e n m a de an s w er
“
Be n e a th th e m an goe s s e t yo ur s teed,
v
Yo ur q ui e r to th e p o m m e tie l
Th e s te p s th a t to th e c a s t e ea d, l l
A m o n g t h e m an go e tre e s t h e y lie ;
ll l
-
Fu e igh ty s i v , n o r e s s n o r m ore ,
ll l
-
W i b rin g yo u to m y pa a c e do o r .
Raj a H o di l o o k e d fo r th e s t e p s a n d fi n di n g th em ,
h e b e ga n to a s c e n d But w h e n h e ga i n e d th e ves t i
.
b ul e o f th e p a l a c e o n e o f th e m i n as o n guard s to pp ed
,
h i m s ayi n g
,
W h ere v l
h a e yo u o s t yo ur deer,
A n d wh e re di d yo ur c att e go ? l
S o m e t ra ito r le d yo u h ere
l
To p a y R a s alu’s foe ” .
A n d t urn
i n g to h er c o m p an i o n a p a rro t s h e s a i d , , ,
Th e duty w h ic h is i m p o s e d o n us b o t h by o ur
de ar m a s te r is t o wa t c h o v e r th e s a fe ty o f t h e q ue e n ,
a n d we s h a l l b e fa l s e t o o ur s a l t if we do n o t re p o rt
t o h i m th e m i s c o n duc t o f t h i s s tra n ge r
”
.
an d s he was s a yi n g t o h e rs e l f ,
W hy do es h e t a rry wh y li n ger t he s te p s o f m
,
y
R aj a
S o s h e p as s e d o ut o f h e r c h a m b e r t o e n q ui re an d , ,
s e e i n g t h a t h er fa v o uri t e m i n a was th e c a us e o f t
he
de l a y s h e b e ga n t o re p ro ve he r
, But th e mi n a re .
pl i e d ,
W h a t a re yo u do i n g adm i tt i n g a s t ra n e ,
g
m an t o th es e w a l l s ? I f th e ki n g h e a r o f t h i s
1 16 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
wa s furn i s h e d wi th w h e e l s a n d ro p e s an d pi tch e rs
fo r drawi n g up w a t er i n t o th e t ro ugh Th ere th ey .
s at a n d s h e ga v e h i m
,
fo o d an d dri n k an d they ,
t h e mi n a a ga i n s p o ke a n d s a i d ,
us fo r thi s fe ll o w is n e i th e r a k i n s m a n n o r a c o n
,
t h a t a w ret ch e d c ro w s h o ul d p e c k a t t he cl us t e ri n g
gra p es
Th e q uee n i n s t an tly t urn e d up o n t h e mi n a b ut ,
t h e p a rro t a n xi o us t o a ll a y h er a n ger s ai d to h is
, ,
c o m p an i o n ,
0 yo u s e n s e l e ss o n e ! W h at h a rm is don e i f the
m a n m e re ly e a t s a n d dri n k s a n d go e s a w ay ? W h at
i s Raj a Ra s al u t o us ? D o e s n o t th e q ueen o ur
m i s tre s s t e n d us a n d fee d us wi t h h e r o wn h a n ds .
S he do e s i n dee d a n s we re d th e m i n a
, S till s h e .
h as di s h o n o ure d h er n am e a n d do n e w h a t s h e sh o ul d
,
N o w, all th s i p a rro t wa s m e di ta t i n g a n es
ti m e th e
c a p e fro m th e cl o s ed c h a m b e r b ut h e fo un d n o m e a n s ,
o f e gre s s A t l a s t h e p e rc e iv e d a s m a l l a p e rture
.
,
a n d fl utte ri n
, g t h ro ugh i t h e fl e w o n to th e b a tt l e
,
m en ts .
Up an d a w ay l
c ri e d t h e a l a rm ed q uee n to
”
H o di a w ay a s yo u h o p e t o s a v e y o ur life !
, The
n e ws h a s go n e to R a s al u
R an i c o n t i n ue d h e if yo u wi l l c o a x t h e p a rro t
” “
, ,
t o re turn I th i n k h e w ill n o t di s re ga rd yo u b ut
, ,
c o m e b a c k to y o ur h o us e a n d th e n we s h a l l ha ve ,
n o ro o m fo r a l a rm a n d n o c a us e fo r s o rro w
”
.
S o t h e q ue e n l o o k e d o ut a t a c a s e m en t an d c ri e d ,
t h ro ugh th e l a tt i c e i n c a res s i n g t o n e s
l v
R ic e wi th m y n a i s h a e I c e an e d fo r yo u e l v
l l
Bo i e d i t i n n ew m i k a n d c h ide d yo u n e er v e r,
j
C o m e to m e , Pre tty, re turn to m e , D e a r,
Yo u a re m y Ran h a, an d I a m yo ur H ir l”
Yo u
’
v ll
ki e d m y pre tty m in
e
A ll wido we d n o w a m I
a dea d,
If e ’er b y p arro ts I wa s b re d,
A wa y t o th e ki n g l’llfl y ” .
W i th th e s e w o rds th e bi rd m o un te d a n d fl e w fa r
j
,
a wa y a n d h e b e ga n t o s ea rc h fo r Ra a Ra s al u a m o n
, g
,
Th es e were t wo de v o ted lv
o e rs .
TH E TRE A S ON OF Q UE E N K OK LA N . 1 19
M ea n wh il e , H o di wa s in fri gh t fo r wh e n h e s a w
a , ,
t h e t e l l t a l e p arro t o n th e wi n g fe a r s e i z e d up o n h i m
-
, ,
a n d c a ri n
, g o n ly fo r h is o wn s a fe ty h e h as ten e d o ut o f ,
t h e do o rs o f t h e p a l a c e But t h e q ueen t h re w h e r a rm s
.
a b o ut h i m a n d clipp e d h i m a n d w e p t pi t eo us ly
, an d ,
H o di t o s o o t h e h e r wip e d a wa y h er te a rs wi th h is
h a n ds a n d t h e bl a c k s ta i n fro m h e r e y es di s c o l o ure d
,
h is fi n ge rs I m p a t i e n t to b e go n e h e to re h i m s e lf
.
,
a wa y fro m h e r a n d t h e n fo r h is c o wa rdic e s h e re a rd
, g
e d h i m wi th s c o rn an d s aid
, ,
t o o k yo u fo r a s w an b ut lo yo u a re a v e ri t a bl e c ra n e !
, , ,
H a d I kn o wn yo u yo u s h o ul d n o t h av e c o m e n i gh
,
"
m y do o r .
V e xe d by h er t a un t s H o di a n s we re d h e r,
I h ave ea t e n of de l i c a t e
fa re a n d m l ea vi n
, y gs re
m ain t h e b eaut i ful cl o th h as b e c o m e w o rn an d o ld
”
fi t c o v e ri n g fo r b e ggars .
m a de hi s es c a p e C o m i n g to th e ri ver b an k h e w e n t
.
-
,
do w n t o dri n k w a t er fo r h e wa s th i rs ty an d t h e re
, , ,
h e s a w o n h is fi n ge rs th e bl a c k s ta i n o f th e c o lly ri um ,
a n d h e dre w th e m b a c k s ayi n g , ,
1 20 TH E L E GE N D OF RA S A L U .
Th i s is th e on ly to ke n of m y l o v e w h ic h I p o s s es s ,
an d I m us t n ot l os e it .
Th us s p e ak i n g to h i m se lf
, he s oot p ed do w n on h is
kn e es , a n d dra n k l i ke a go a t .
H a rd by th e re wa s , w as h e rm a n wh o o b s erv
an o ld ,
i n g h is a c ti o n s a i d to h is wife W h o i s th a t m a n ,
“
”
dri n k i n g w at e r li ke a b e a s t P
“
W h e th er yo u kn o w him o r n o t a n s w e red s h e I , ,
k n o w h i m w e ll
”
.
Te ll m e th e n wh o h e is
, s a i d h e r h us b a n d
, ,
.
H e is Raj a H o di s a i d t he w o m an
”
,
0 fo o l re t urn e d th e wa s h e rm a n
,
did yo u eve r ,
I a m a fra i d re pl i e d s h e to te l l yo u th e reas o n
, ,
“
o f it l e s t if I did yo u s h o ul d k i ll m e
, , ,
.
W h a t a s t ra n ge t h i n g to s ay s a i d h e ; a s if I ,
s h o ul d k il l yo u fo r t e lli n g m e a go o d s e c ret !
Ta k e a n o a th s a i d h is wife
“
.
s we re d h e t h at I wil l n o t h a rm yo u if yo u will te l l
“
, ,
m e wh y th e R a j a is dri n k i n g w a t er li ke t h a t .
Use n ot th e bli s te ri n g h e rb as a t o o th -
b rus h , an d
e at n o t fl es h o f s n akes C a re s s n o t an
th e so n . o th er s
’
c o v et an o th er s b e d s i n c e i t n e v e r c a n b e y o urs
’
, .
Th e re fo re cl e a n s e y o ur h a n ds w a s h a w ay th e s ta i n ,
an d c o m e dri n k h a n dfuls o f wa te r
”
.
t h e w o m a n s a dvic e a n d w a s h i n g h i s h a n ds h e dran k
’
,
h i s fill Th e n a pp ro a c h i n g t h e w as h erm an h e s a i d
.
,
O w as h e rm a n th i s w o m a n is n o t fi tt e d fo r yo u
, ,
b e c aus e s h e is wi s e w h il e yo u a re a fo o l Yo u ha d
,
.
b etter t ak e a th o us an d go l d pi e c e s a n d ha n d he r ,
o ve r to m e I will c h e ri s h h e r li ke o n e o f m y
.
Y
.
”
o ur p a rdo n S ir s a i d th e w a s h erm an th i s
“ “
, , ,
pl an wi ll n e v e r do .
a t h is o wn p a l a c e Th e re c h o o s i n g a s o li ta ry c h a m
.
,
b e r i n w h ic h s t o o d an o ld c o uc h h e l a i d h i m s e lf
, ,
do w n an d b e ga n
,
wi th t e ars t o rem e m b er an d to
, ,
l am e n t fo r th e Ran i K o k l an .
C H A PT E R X I .
TH E FA TE O F RA N I K O K LA N
‘
.
He fi izds
'
Tb e en d of Ra n i K olfldi z
’
res um e d h is s e a rc h a n d at l as t c o m i n g to J h uln a
, ,
K a n ga n in H a z ara h e n o t ic e d s o m e s m oke ri s i n g up
,
t o t h e s k i es .S o h e fl e w t o w a rds it a n d t h e re h e ,
s aw his de a r m a s te r s h o rs e t i e d to a t re e a n d S h adi
’
t h e p arro t s i t ti n g o n t h e p o m m e l o f t h e s a ddl e w h i l e ,
un der th e c o o l s h a de o f t h e dro o pi n g fo li a ge t h e k i n g
lay s l e e pi n g .
S a i d h e t o S h adi W a ke up v o ur Raj a l
,
”
1 24 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
s en ger .
th e dro ps fe ll up o n hi m li k e s o ft ra i n a n d h e a w o ke , ,
a n d s ee i n g h is w ife s fa v o uri te si tt i n g a b o v e h i m o n
’
t h e tre e h e s a i d
,
W hy h ave yo u l e ft the h o use
,
"
alo n e P
W ee pi n g th e bi rd m ade a n sw er
,
Th e Ran i ki ed m y m i n a b i rdi e ll
l l
-
,
C o d it ie s upon th e fl oo r,
A n d m y repro ac h es , un avai i n g, l
l
O n y vex e d h er m o re a n d m o re
A ris e , a ris e, O s e e p i n g Ra a, l j
v
Th ie es h ave fo rc e d yo ur pa ac e do or 1 l
H eari n g th es e s orro wful t idi n gs th e k i n g s a i d
um b e r e igh ty- s ix ,
My
ll
m in as n
M y p ea c oc k s t e fo urs c o re
ll
W e gua rde d th us , wh a t th i evi s h tri c ks
l
C o u d fo rce m y p a a c e do o r i ” l
If ,
we red the p arro t th e h o us e—
an s h o l der him ,
s e lf ro b th e h o us e a n d fi x i t o n o t h ers o r if t h e fen c e
, ,
e a t up th e b a rl e y c ro p w h a t c a n th e guards do P
”
-
,
Th en Ras al u a ro s e, an d sa id to h is h o rs e ,
“
N ow be
w a ry an d true , 0 Bh a un ra I raki , an d t ak e m e to my
h o us e i n a m o m en t .
”
I wi ll do s o, w ered an s the ho rs e , b ut n e ve r
sm i te m e wi th y o ur h ee l s .
”
1 26 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
I go a t o n c e S ir a n s we red th e p arro t an d
, , ,
s a i d to e a ch o th e r S ee thi s p arro t— i t i s t a m e it
,
l ooks li ke s o m eo n e s p et ’
Yo u are ri gh t I a m , .
W h o s e p arro t a re y o u e n q ui red o n e .
I b e l o n g to t h e R an i K o k l an ”
re pli e d h e
,
“
an d ,
if yo u wi ll go a n d t e l l y o ur Raj a th at I a m h ere he ,
”
will re w ard yo u .
Th e s erv a n ts w en t t o th e Raj a a n d s a i d to h i m ,
Th ere is a p arro t s i tt i n g i n o n e o f th e wi n do ws wh o ,
his fe e t a n d c a m e o ut i n s ta n t ly a n d a pp roachi n g th e
, , ,
yo u b ro ught fo r m e
I n s t ead o f a n s w eri n g S h adi b ega n to s h ed tears
, .
W hy a re yo u c ryi n g a s k e d th e k i n g .
”
D o ub t l e s re pli d t h e p arro t “
s ,
e
y o u a re an
,
h o n o ura bl e m a n t o fo rm a fri en ds hi p a n d th en to go
, ,
. 1 27
W h a t do yo u m ean by th at ? s a i d H o di .
on a cc o un t o f y o ur a b s en c e was go i n g t o k il l h e r ,
s e l f I s ee i n g th e dagger in h e r h a n d i m pl o re d h e r
.
, , ,
s ayi n
g O w a i t t il l I re t urn
,
Th e n s h e ga v e m e
h er ri n g an d b a de m e fo r dea r li fe go q uic k ly a n d
, ,
s h e is w a i ti n
gfo r m e But i f yo u do n o t go to h er
.
”
a t o n c e s h e wil l des t ro y h ers e lf
,
.
H o di t a k i n g t h e l o ve t o k e n s ai d But wh e re is -
,
y o ur m as te r Ras al u
Go d k n o w s an s w ere d S h adi I h a v e s ea rch ed
"
.
,
fo r h i m e v e ry wh e re b ut I wa s un a bl e t o fi n d h i m
,
I .
t h i n k s o m e dem o n s o r gi an t s m us t h a v e k ill e d h i m
”
an d ea t en h im .
a n d ro de a w a y o n th e s p o t A n d wh e n th ey s i gh t e d
.
an d s a i d Le t m e fly i n a dva n c e o f yo u to i n fo rm
,
”
th e q ue e n o f y o ur arri va l .
“
Pra y do s o a n sw e re d
”
,
H o di A n d th e p a rro t .
fl ew t o t h e m a n go e t rees a n d s a i d t o h i s m as te r
-
,
Y o ur riv a l i s c o m i n g
_
M a ke re a dy to m ee t h im
.
‘
Th e n Ra s al u h ea ri n g th e l o n ge d fo r t i di n gs s p ra n g
,
-
,
i n t o h i s s a ddl e an d a w a i t e d h is fo e m a n i n p a t i en c e
,
.
to m e e t h im a n d s a i d to hi m
,
“
oo d m o rro w S i r ; ,
G ,
wi ll yo u w al k up P
1 28 TH E L E GE N D OF R A S A L U .
H o di , s ee ni g hi m , b e c a m e as pic ture m ot on i l es s as a ,
an d b e ga n o f e xc us es
to m a ke h un dre ds s a yi n g I “
, ,
h av e c o m e h e re by m i s t a k e I did n o t k n o w w h o se .
p a l a c e t h i s m i gh t b e a n d I was c o m i n g to en q ui re
, .
I h o p e yo u wil l e xc us e m e .
us e th e m fi rs t on m e .
S ir, we re d H o di I a m n o t y o ur e n em y I
an s ,
“
.
c o m i n g to en q ui re a b o ut i t I do n o t th i n k th ere is .
an y h a rm i n e n q ui ri n g !
”
Le t t h i s l
s e n s e es s t a l k go , sa i d Ras al u ,
“
an d us e
y o ur w eap o n fi rs t ! O th erwi s e
s
yo u will s ay Ras al u
e t rea c h e ro us ly
’
s m ote m .
"
c ri e d “ N o w l o o k
,
o ut m y p o i s o n e d arro w i s c o m i n g!
,
a n d s h o t at Ras al u .
b o l t w h ich ,
s tri k i n g a ga i n s t th e c as t l e w a l l s b ro ke -
, th e
st on es i n to s h iv ers Th e n s a i d th e i n j ure d k i n g
.
,
l l l ll
0 i tt e , itt e , b en ds th e b o w s tri n g tigh t, -
Th en k i n g w e n t fo rw ard s w o rd i n h an d, an d,
th e
’
dism o un ti n g, h e s m o te o ff t h e t ra i t o r s h ead .
c ri e d
,
air wi t h y o ur m o t i o n l e s s pi n i o n s go to th e queen
, ,
my Lo v ed O n e t e ll h e r th a t H o di is de ad an d th at
, ,
h e h as t aken w at e r fro m t h e h a n ds o f Ra s al u
Th ere was a s en s e o f s a va ge e x ult a ti o n at th e
h eart o f Raj a R a s al u a s h e fi erc e ly refl ect ed To ,
“
sh a ll h a v e v e n i s o n da i n t i e r t h an e v er s he t asted
”
b efo re .
o f i ts rich cl o t h i n g a n d c ut t i n g o p en
, the b o dy h e ,
it aga i n wi th a gi a n t s s t re n gth
’
.
a p a rt m e n t s o f th e q ue e n a n d fo un d he r sti l
, l asl eep .
” ”
Ge t up c ri ed he th e h o ur is l at e
“
, , .
TH E FA TE OF RA N ] K OK LA N . 1 31
W h o th e wa te r ifte d Ran i l
W et s th e trough wi t h o erfl o w ?”
’
,
v ,
“
I ha e s m o ke d yo ur h o oka h, Ra a,
l
I the s pi t t e h ere b e s tro wed ;
l
I th e p i tc h e rs ifte d, Ra a, j
A n d t he wa ter o ve rfl o we d .
Th en the k i n g l o o k e d b o ut hi m a n d o bs e rv ed
a ,
Ah s ai d h e , I h e ar n o t th e v o ic e o f y o ur p arro t ,
y o ur fri en ds
“
Th e v o ic e o f th e p arro t is s ti ll an sw e re d s he ,
,
an d the m i n a greets n o t h e r m a st er b e c aus e th e y are ,
132 TH E L E G E N D OF RA S A L U .
ro vi n g a b ro a d
. I le t o ut m y fri e n ds fo r a fli gh t ,
an d
th e y fl e w to t h e —tre e s
m an go e .
But h e r m i n d m i s ga ve h e r a n d s h e t ho ugh t t o ,
h ers e lf N o w th e t rut h m us t c o m e o ut
"
, .
Th en th e ki n g w e n t to th e w a ll s a n d c ri e d M ia , ,
fro m th e m a n go e t re es -
.
H e re I a m
"
s a i d he b ut m y b o dy s h a kes wi th
“
, ,
fear I da re n o t en te r t h e p a l a c e
. .
”
H e h e l d o ut h is h a n d an d t h e p a rro t fl e w o n to i t .
A n d t h e k i n g s a i d Yo u a n d t h e m i n a bi rd w e re l e ft by
,
“
-
m e to guard a n d p ro te c t t h e ! uee n M y c o n fi de n c e .
h as b een a b us e d A ll t h i s e vi l ha s b e e n go i n g o n
.
,
a n d y o u did n o t t e l l m e .
I c o ul d t e ll yo u th e w h o l e truth a n s w e re d th e ,
O n e o f us t o l d t he t ruth a n d n o w h is h e ad li es h e re
, ,
”
a n d hi s b o dy th ere .
h e a dl es s h e pic k e d up th e b o dy a n d t o o k it to t he
, ,
! ue en .
Lo o k ! I l e ft the m in a w ho l e an d w e l l— wh a t
wo rk is th i s P
H e was k ill e d by th e p arro t , an s w ered s h e,
as k hi m —h e dares n o t den y it . A n d as s he
s p o ke th e w o rds s he th re w at th e bi rd a th rea t en i n g
lo ok .
134 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
E n o ugh ! G o , R an i a n d s ee t o t h e v en i s o n w h i c h is
,
p re p a ri n g i n t h e c o o k h o us e , a n d b ak e m e m y b re a d
-
.
”
t h e m as o n ry a n d th e k i n g l oo k e d a t h e r a n d s a i d
, ,
C o m e le t us e a t t o ge t h e r o n c e m o re
“ ”
.
,
Li k e a w o m a n q ui te fo rgetful o f h e r fa ul ts s he
, ,
a cc e p te d h is a pp a re n t k i n dn e s s a n d h e r s pi ri ts ros e ; ,
a n d k ee p th e i r s us pici o n s w a rm .
Th e n th e k i n g p ut s o m e o f t h e b read to h i s lips ,
an d s a i d To da y m y b re a d is t a s te l es s
,
-
.
”
A h!
”
s a i d t h e q ue en W h a t fo o d dea r H eart
, , ,
h a v e yo u b ro ugh t m e h e re ? M e th i n ks n o v e n i so n
was e v e r s o da i n ty an d s weet a s th i s
”
.
o n t h e p l at fo rm th e k i n g da rk ly re pli e d
, ,
“
W hat
fo o d is this s o dai n ty s wee t ?
lv l
A i e h e a n gui s h e d a t yo ur fe et
N o w, dea d an d gon e , h e p eas es s ti l ll
Yo u eat h is fl es h —n ay, e at yo ur fi ll
But 0 m ay s h e wh o s e h ea rt i s p ro e d un true, v
l l
A s c e n d th e fun era pi e , a n d p e ri s h too
“
as s he s a i d t o h e rs e lf A h I a m b e tray e d I am b e
, , ,
”
t rayed h e kn o ws all all is o v e r !
TH E FA TE OF RA N ] K OK LA N . 135
Th en s he an s wered h er l o rd wi th so m ethi n g of
p ri de an d de fi an ce ,
“
I s i t m e do wn , a n d 0 yo ufl o ut m e s o re,
ll
I ge t m e up, an d s ti yo u m oc k m e m ore
l
S i n c e th e n m y s uffe rin g gaze n o r h e p n o r h o p e c an
j ll
s py,
W ith h im fo r wh o m yo uta un t m e , Ra a, wi I di e
S a yi n g t h i s , s h e s p ran g t o h er fee t , a n d rus h e d
wil dly up th e b a tt lem en ts , wh en c e s h e b e h e l d lyi n g
~
fa r be n ea th h er th e h ea dl es s
b o dy o f h e r p a ram o ur .
Th e n wi th a c ry s h e th re w h e rs e lf o v er b ut b e fo re
h e r b o dy h ad re a ch e d th e ro c ks b e l o w h er b reat h ,
h a d go n e o ut o f h e r a n d ! ue e n K o kl an t h e fa l s e
, , ,
T H E D EA TH O F RA S A L U .
K heri m zi rti
’ ’
-
. . . s
’
dea th . L en voy .
H EN Raj a Ras a l u h a d wi t n e s s e d t h e bl o o dy
a n d p i t iful fa t e o f h i s c o n s o rt h e h as te n e d ,
i n h is a m a z e m e n t t o th e ga te o f t h e fo rtre s s ,
an d ,
p as s i n g s wift ly o ut h e des c e n de d th e ro c ky ,
s te p s ,
an d t h e re s t re tc h e d by t h e
,
v e ry c o rs e o f
Raj a H o di w h o s e c ha rge r was s t il l c ha m pi n g his
,
b it un de r t h e m a n go e t re e s h e fo un d t h e s h a t tere d
-
re m a i n s o f th e l uc k l e s s K o k l an S t ran ge a n d wa n .
wa s th e p ro ud s m i l e w h ic h s t ill l i n ge re d o n h e r
1 38 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
yi g to h er h us b an d in To
“
sa n I t is n ot ye t m o rn g .
p as s the t i m e a s to ry t e ll m e .
”
W h at is th e us e a n s w e re d th e h us b an d .
W e h a v e to ge t th ro ugh t he wo rl d s o m e h o w Pa rt .
o f o ur l ife i s o v e r a n d p art o n ly re m a i n s, W e h av e .
”
n o t i m e t o w as te o v e r s to ri es .
But re pli ed s h e it is n o t ye t da yl i gh t s o te ll
“
‘
, , ,
m e s o m e th i n
”
g .
Th en s a i d th e was h e rm a n S h a ll I t e ll yo u a t rue ,
“
.
”
s to ry o r s o m e o t h e r o n e ?
,
A t rue s to ry a n s w e re d s h e
“
.
,
S o t h e m a n b e gan ,
H e a r m e O wife N o t l o n g a go b e fo re I m a r
, .
,
ri e d y o u I h a d a n o t h e r wi fe
, S h e us e d t o s a y h er .
t re a s ure Y e t e v e ry n i gh t s h e a b s e n t e d h e rs e lf fro m
.
,
m y h o us e fo r a t l e a s t a n h o ur un t i l I b e ga n t o wo n ,
de r w h a t was h e r m o t iv e A t l a s t I de te rm i n e d t o .
fi n d o ut Th e n e x t t i m e s h e w e n t a wa y I fo ll o we d
.
h er b e c a us e I s a i d Pe rh a p s s h e go e s o ut to h er
‘
, , ,
p raye rs b ut I s h o ul d li k e t o se e fo r m y s e lf I fo un d
,
.
’
t o hi m th a t 1 m i gh t b e c o m e bl i n d Wh e n I h eard .
th i s ,
I co uld n o t h e lp fee li n g Be fo re m y fa c e s h e
re s p e c ts m e b ut h o w fa l s e s he is
, b eh i n d m y b ac k .
To m o rro w I wil l b e b e fo re h a n d wi th h e r a t th e
-
s h ri n e a n d s h e s h a l l h a v e a n a n s w e r
’
, .
TH E DE A TH OF RA S A L U . I39
The xt n i gh t I hid m y s e lf in th e s h ri n e a n d
n e ,
wh en m y wife c a m e a n d p ra y e d a s us ua l I a n s w e red
h er , O w o m a n fo r a l o n g t i m e yo u h a v e p ray e d t o
,
m e th i s t i m e y o ur p ra y er is a n s w e re d
, Go ho m e an d .
,
fee d y o ur h us b a n d wi th s w ee t p uddi n g i n th e m o rn i n g ,
a n d wi t h ro a s t fo wl i n t h e e v e n i n
g a n d in a w ee k h e ,
wi ll b e bli n d .
’
I t h e n go t a w a y h o m e a s fa s t a s I c o ul d run a n d ,
w he n m y wi fe re turn e d I as ke d h er W h e re h av e ,
yo u b e e n
I h a v e b e e n i n th e vil l age givi n g o ut th e cl o the s ,
a n s w e re d s h e .
“
Th e n e x t m o rn i n g m y wife s a i d to m e H us b a n d , ,
s ee I h a v e h ere s o m e b utt e rm i l k a n d o il l
,
e t m e w a sh ,
y o ur h ea d .
’
“
I a cc o rdi n gly un dre s s e d But wh en my wife s a w
.
my b o dy s h e c ri e d W hy h us b an d h o w thi n yo u
, ,
‘
, ,
h a v e b e c o m e yo u a re a lls k i n a n d b o n e I m us t fe e d .
yo u up To t hi s I a n s we re d
.
’
ood 5 0 m y wi fe G .
’
A n d i n t h e e v e n i n g s h e gave m e ro as t fo wl w h ic h ,
I e n j o y e d to o .
“
A fter t h ree o r fo ur days I s a i d t o h e r W i fe I ,
‘
,
do n t kn o w w h at h a s h a p pe n e d m y e y es a re ge t t i n g
’
,
q ui te di m Th o ugh s he a ffe c te d to c o n s o l e m e I c o ul d
.
ea s ily p e rc e iv e t h a t s h e wa s gl a d A fte r th e s e v e n th
.
day I s a i d to h er W i fe I am st o n e bl i n d I c a n t
‘ ’
, ,
1 40 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
s ee a th in g .
’
S h e h ea ri n g t h i s
, , s et up a h yp o c ri tic a l
h o wl , go i n g o ut s h e vi s i te d t h i s s a i n t a n d th a t,
an d , ,
I n o w to o k c ted t h e bl i n d m an
to a st ic k an d a
Th i s m ay b e a ll a de c e i t I m us t p ut his bl i n dn es s
S o s h e s a i d to m e I a m go i n g o ut
’
t o t h e t es t
‘
. ,
a vi s i t i n g
-
if I p ut s o m e b a rl e y to dry will yo u take ,
c a re o f it ? ’
o n s o m e m a t t i n g wi t h i n m y rea c h s o th a t I c a n fee l it
fro m t i m e t o t i m e I wi l l t ry ,
.
’
Th i s t h e n s he di d a n d I s a t by i t wi th m y s tic k ,
i n m y h an d I n a s h o rt t i m e I s a w m y wi fe s lyly
.
s h e fe l t i t Lifti n g m y s t ic k I ga v e h er s uc h a
.
,
vi o l e n t bl o w o n th e h ea d t h a t s h e fe ll a l m o s t s en s e l es s ,
c ryi n g o ut A h yo u h a v e k i ll e d m e
,
‘
,
“
Th i s q ui te c o n vi n c e d m y wife th a t I m us t b e
e n t i re ly bli n d an d s h e c o n t i n ue d to fee d m e a s b e
,
fo re .
“
N o w th e t ruth wa s th at s h e wa s i n tri gui n g with
,
a n o th er m a n w h o m s h e us ed to vi s i t th o ugh a t
, ,
i n s i de th e b egan t o s truggl e a n d s h a ke
m at .
S h a k e a w ay s a i d I yo u wi ll h a ve reas o n t o
“ ‘ ’ ‘
, ,
Y o u t h i n k I a m bli n d b ut I a m n o t
’
s h ak e s o o n .
,
.
I n o w a pp ro a c h e d a vill a ge a n d th e fi rs t t h i n g ,
I o b s e rv e d wa s a wo m a n b a k i n g s o m e b re ad o f fi n e
fl o ur W h e n the c a ke was re a dy s h e t o o k it i n s i de
.
t o t h e c o rn b i n w h ere h e r l o v e r wa s h i di n g a n d s h e
-
, ,
ga v e i t t o h i m Th e n s h e c a m e o ut a n d b e gan
.
b a k i n g b re a d o f c o a rs e b a rl e y — m eal Pre te n di n g .
to b e a fa k i r I we n t up t o h e r a n d s a i d M o th e r
‘
, ,
m a ke m e s o m e W h e a t e n b re a d w i t h a li t t l e b utte r .
S h e a n s we re d W h e re a m I to ge t W h e a ten fl o ur ?
‘
,
D o yo u n o t s ee h o w p o o r I a m
N ay b ut b a k e m e s o m e re pli e d I
’
, , .
A s we w e re di s p ut i n g h e r hus b an d c a m e up an d
s aid D o n t q ua rre l wo m a n wi th fa k i rs
’ ’
, , , .
I a m n o t q uarre lli n g s a i d s h e b ut t h i s m an
“ ‘ ’ ‘
, ,
i s b e ggi n g fo r fi n e b re a d a n d b utter D i d y ou e v er .
ge t s uc h a l ux ury ?
’
“
W h e n t h e h us b a n d h e a rd th i s h e wa s a n gry wi th
m e a n d s ai d I f a b a rl e y c a ke wi l l s ui t yo u t a ke it
‘
-
, , .
But if n o t b e go n e,
Th e n s a i d I p o i n t i n g t o th e do o r , ,
Th e y wh o s i t in c o rn bi n s e a t fi n e b re ad b ut -
,
b egga rs m us tn t b e c h o o s e rs ’
.
’
VVh a t s t h i s a b o ut c o rn bi n s c ri ed h e Thi s
’ ’
-
.
,
s t b e l oo ke d i n t o
’
m u .
TH E D E A TH OF RA S A L U . 1 43
S o he w e n t in to t he c o rn b i n an d t h e re h e fo un d
-
h is wi fe s l o v e r s q ua tt i n g am o n g th e gra i n a n d e a t i n g
’
, ,
fi n e b re a d a n d b ut te r Yo u a re a n h o n es t m an 0
.
,
fak i r h e c ri e d o ut t o m e
’
.
i f I h a d n o t c a ugh t h i m by th e a rm a n d c h e c ke d
h im a n d b ro ugh t h i m o ut o f t h e pl a c e
, .
’
Lo o k h e re s a i d I o p e n i n g m y m a t a n d re l ea s i n g
‘
, ,
Y
,
m y p ri s o n e r h e re i s a n o t h e r o f t h e m o ur fa t e i s
‘
, .
,
o th e r m e n s .
Th e re fo re do n o t k i ll b ut le t us b o th agree t o m a ke
,
t h e b e s t o f a b a d j o b b e c a us e y o u s e e i f R aj a R a s al u
, , ,
i n h is p a l a c e gre a t a n d m i gh ty a s h e i s h a s th e s am e
, ,
m i s fo rt un e a s we a n d y e t b e a rs i t p a ti e n tly wh o
, a re ,
we t h a t we s h o ul d c o m pl a i n ?
’
W h e n t h e w a s h e rm a n h a d e n de d R aj a Ra s al u ,
wh o h a d o v e rh e a rd e ve ry w o rd c a m e fo rw a rd an d ,
s ai d ,
“
I a m R aj a R a s al u th e k i n g o f a ll th i s re a l m
, .
A s k m e fo r l a n d a n d y o u s h a l l h a v e it o r i f yo u w a n t , ,
m o n e y t a ke i t b ut te l l m e h o w k n e w y o u p eo pl e t h a t
, ,
”
s uc h wic k e dn e s s wa s b e i n g do n e i n m y h o us e ?
A n d a re y o u n o t a w are a n s we re d th e m a n th at
“
, ,
w o m e n a re by n a t ure wi tc h es a n d s o o th s ay e rs ? Th e y
k n o w o r t h e y fi n d o ut e v e ry th i n g a n d th e y h a v e b een,
t a l k i n g o f th e do i n gs a t K h e ri m u
”
rti fo r da y s -
.
1 44 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A L U .
Th e n th e k i n g t o o k t h e m b o t h t o t h e c as t l e a n d
gav e t h e m m o n ey a n d t o t he h us b an d h e s a i d
, Yo u
Y
,
a re a w h i te b e a rded m a n
-
ol d a n d v en era bl e
, o ur .
y ea rs e n ti t l e yo u to res p e c t Th ere fo re c o m e a n d s e e
.
”
m e o ft e n ,
an d l e t us c o n v e rs e t oge th e r A n d he .
s e n t t h e m aw a y .
a n d h e c ea s e d to vi s i t t h e fi e l d s o o fte n h is l ife ,
b e i n g wea ry a n d h is h e a rt b ro ke n th i n k i n g o f
, ,
di s m a l fa te Freq ue n t ly t h e o ld w a s h e rm a n vi s i te d
.
h im a n d b ro ught h i m i n n e ws fro m wi th o ut a n d ,
o f p a rro ts ,
p ea c o c ks a n d m i n as m o stly a b a n do n e d
,
t h e pl a c e a n d i n his v a s t l o n e ly fo rt re ss h e live d li ke
,
a re cl us e.
M e a n whi l e th e re w e re wi s e w o m e n a t th e t o w n o f
,
Ri j a H o di wh o h a d gue s s e d o r di vi n e d t h e s e c re t
o f K h e ri m ii rt i O n e da y t h e Raj as b ro th e rs we re
’ ’
-
.
ri di n g p as t t h e c o m m o n w e l l w h e n th e w o m e n w e re
h eard o n e o f t h e m s ayi n g ,
W h a t is t ha t yo u s ay c ri ed o n e o f the Pri n ce s
,
re i n i n g up .
1 46 TH E LE GE N D OF RA S A LU .
i
s to r e s a n d goo d b o ut t his t i m e h e w en t up
s en s e . A
t o t h e p a l a c e a s us ua l a n d re c e iv ed his c us to m a ry
,
w lc o m e S a i d the k i n g to hi m
e .
“
W h at n e ws ,
”
t o day P
-
w o m en of the
vill age t he re i s a st ran ge rum o ur b ut ,
”
i t m ay n o t b e t rue .
“
Le t m e h ave it s a i d the k i n g
, .
t h e y we re s a yi n g th a t a s Rzij a Ra s al u ha d c ut o ff th e
h ead o f Ré jéH o di s o hi s o wn h ead w o ul d b e a lso
,
c ut o ff i n a fe w day s
”
.
o ut,an d ri s i n g an d p a ci n g th e fl o or h e s a i d H av e ,
“
Yes a n sw e red the w as h erm an
,
“
the w o m en h a v e ,
i t s o b ut I kn o w n o th i n g a bo ut it
, .
”
c an o n ly a ss e mbl e th e m i n tim e
”
.
o ut a l l h is fo ll o w e rs i n t h e c as t l e But wh e n th e y .
,
m a n th e w a lls .
W i n n i n g o r l o si n g a b a t t l e is in the h a n ds o f Go d ,
s a i d h e t o t he o l d w as h e rm a n But wh at i s o n e to
.
d o with ah an dful o f m e n l i ke th i s
TH E D EA TH OF RA S A L U . 1 47
Vi go ro us ly h o w e v er th e o ld w arri or p re p a re d fo r
, ,
o ut i n t o t h e c o un t ry t o o rde r h is t en a n ts to
gath e r
the i r v a s s a l s a n d t o b ri n g i n s uppl i es fo r th e de
fe n c e o f his c as tl e a t Kh eri m ti rt i a n d as h e assi s t e d
'
-
,
with h is o wn h a n ds to re p a i r th e b ro ke n ba tt l e m e n ts
a n d to cl o s e up th e b rea ch es H ardly h a d h e c o m
.
p le te d h is t as k w h en th e h o s til e fo rc e a pp eared i n
,
an d w e re ful ly a rm e d wi t h e v ery im pl e m e n t o f wa r .
Th ey s w am th e riv e r o r cro s s e d i t o n i n fl a t ed s k i n s
a n d li k e b ee s t h e y s w arm e d up th e h ill a n d s at ,
do wn b e n eat h th e w a l l s o f K h e ri m ti rti Th e n p as s ed
’
-
.
m ut ua l de fi an c es b e tw ee n th e o pp o s i n g l ea ders a n d ,
t h e s i ege b ega n i n fo r
m But Raj a Ras alu th o u h
.
g , _
t e i n fo rc e d by fres h s uppli es o f m en
-
s o o n bega n tb ,
th a t th e e n d c o ul d n o t b e fa r o ff Re s o lvi n g th e re.
,
fo re n o t to b e c a ugh t l i ke a ra t wi thi n h is w a l l s b ut
, ,
up faggo t s i n th e ch am b e rs o f Ran i K o kl a n a n d ,
s e t th e p a l a c e o n fi re ,a n d w h en th e fl a m es l e a p ed
,
up i n to th e dark n es s o f th e m i dn i ght s ky th e ,
b ea c o n mi ght p o rt en d .
1 48 TH E L E GE N D OF RA S A L U .
Th e n e xt m orn in g h e le d h is fo ll o w e rs do w n the
ro c ky s t ep s , an d, as h e p as s ed th ro ugh th e ! ueen ’s
ga rde n ,
he l o o ke d a t the m an goe - t
re es , a n d sa id ,
O , fl us h ed wi th frui t, o r b a re o f b o ugh,
v
Frui t m ay ye n e er fo rm aga in ,
l l
D e ad i s K o k an , h e r p ac e is o i d,
A n d fl am i n g red the fi res rem ai n ! ”
v
Th en wi th a rus h h e des c en ded to the pl ai n s a n d ,
n e v er t o ri s e a ga i n A t l as t his m e n w ere fo rc e d
.
to give way a ll a l o n g th e li n e a n d th e ki n g h i m s el f , ,
w e a ri ed o ut wi th th e l o n g s truggl e c o v ered wi th ,
n ec k W h en th e fi gh t was o v er h is e n e m i es s m ot e
.
,
o ff h i s h ead a n d c a rri e d it
, b ac k wi th th em in
t ri umph to th e c a stl e o f Raj a H o di .
A n d th us a cc o rdi n g t o s o m e o f th e s t o ry t e ll ers o f
,
-
S o m e say Ras é
v l v l
lun e er di ed, th a t h e c ros se d o er or descen ded i n to
th e ri er I n dus to an ds un kn o wn , an d th at, ike K in g A rthur, he wi
v ll
o n e day re turn agai n .
L’E N VO Y . 149
n i gh ts wh en icy w i n ds are bl o wi n g an d wh en th e
, ,
y o un g m en gat h e r ro un d t h e bl az i n g fi re to h e a r
o f t h e fa n tas t ic deeds o f
gi a n ts an d fa i ri e s a n d t h e ,
a dv e n ture s o f a n i m al s a n d m e n o r w h e n th e vil l a ge
,
gue s t i f n o t to o t i re d to s it up a lt e rn a t es th e re ci t a l
, ,
o f fic ti t i o us w o n ders by n e w s fro m t h e
grea t w o rl d o r ,
a n d fe ll I t was a t th e li t t l e vi ll age o f G hé
. z i o n th e
riv e r I n dus t h i rt y m il e s a b o v e A t t a k t h a t m an y
, , of
Ba rl o w Es q ,
Th ere wi th i n si ght an d h eari n g o f t h e
.
,
e xcl us iv e ly p as t o ra l c l o se t o th e fabl e d m o u
,
n tain of
o b s c ure an d un k n o w n t h es e i n t e res t i n g gl ea n i n gs o f
,
ol d w o rl d fo l kl ore w e re c a re ful ly ga th e re d an d st o re d
-
.
se v e ra l is c ro w n e d by a t o w er a p al ac e o r a t e m pl e
, , , ,
a n ci en t s i t e whi ch s ta n ds on th e s am e b a n k ab o ut
,
tw e n ty m i l es t o th e s o uth W h at was th e n a m e o f
.
La r Pa rri dh a K é
,
tth at
’
,
G
a dh i dh a K i tt hzt G é n ga rian h
'
dh a K a s s i Bh o ru dh at K att h a H tm d h a s b e en iden
’ '
.
,
S i ka n de r Bads h a h c ro s s e d
' ”
t i fi e d as t h e s po t wh ere
o v e r w it h h is c o n q ue ri n g a rm y o f G
ree ks a n d um ,
A fe w m il es t o th e n o rth o f G
h az i wh ere th e h i l ls
b e gi n t o cl o s e i n we c a n a l m o s t s ee the c o ll e c t i o n o f
,
are a dd te ic d t o t h e c u ri o u s vi c e o f e a t i n g cl ay as ,
pl th p t iv t o t h e c o n s um p t i o n
peo e in o
e e n
e r a r s a r g
pp sit T b la s t d s t h w a rl i k e i n
o f o pi um O
. o e o r e an e
p t vi ll f K bb l I t is h e re b e tw een
de e n de n a ge o a a . ,
t h e s e two r iv a l vi ll a ge s n o t m o r e th a n tw e lv e m il e s
G
fro m h az i t h a t the I n dus b re ak s th ro ugh th e go rge
,
t i i p k n e i t h e r si d e th e l as t s p urs
o f t h e re s e a s o
ra n n g ,
o f th e H im é laya s fo
,
rm i n g t h e t e r rit o r y i n p art i h ,
r
p
1 54 L E GE N D S OF TH E P A N/A B .
dep e n de n t, b ut p artly un de r o ur do m i n io n wh ic h ,
V i ew m i l e s a n d m il es up t h e ri ver w it h t he de s c e n di n g
li n es o f th e p re cipit o us m o un ta i n s o n e b e h i n d t h e ,
o th er re c e di n g e v e r m o re a n d m o re i n t o bl ue h az e
, ,
un ti l c ro w n e d b y th e di s ta n t s n o ws A s o n e s i ts i n
th e w arm wi n ter s un am o n g t h e riv e r b o ul
,
de rs a t
Gh atz i w h e re th e go l d w a s h e rs a re b us y a t wo rk a n d
’
-
, ,
as o n e s ga z e is di re c t e d n o rth w a rd p a s t th e b are
’
,
t a w n y h il l s i n to the rem o te di s t a n ce o n e th i n k s h o w a ll
,
t h i s l a n d wa s o n c e in th e h a n ds o f a dy n a st y o f re ek s G ,
o f h e l m e d M e n an de r o r li gh t n i n g wi e l di n g A n t i al
,
-
k i das w h o s e c o i n s a tte s t t h e e xc e l l en cy o f t h e a rt s
,
i n th es e re m o te pl a c es wh en un de r th e i r acc o m plish e d
s w ay b ut o f wh o s e i n fl ue n c e e v e ry livi n g tra c e s e e m s
,
t o h a ve di s a pp ea red un l e s s
,
i n th e cl as s i c a l de s i gn s
,
o f th e vi ll a ge b as k e t w o rk o r i n t h e gra c e ful de v i c es
-
,
’
in re d a n d green o n t h e c o un t ry n a m b dars o f fe l t ,
o n e m ay b e p erm i t t e d t o de t ec t a re m n a n t h o w ev e r
G t as te a n d w
,
b an k a m i gh ty de fi an c e in th e sh ap e o f a h uge m ass
o f gre e n s t o n e w e i ghi n g a m a un d a n d a h a lf Fiv e .
o n th e s p o t wh e re it fe ll C l o s e to th at s p o t a t t h e
.
,
S T O RY I .
TH E W E A VER A N D TH E PR O P HE CY .
V I LLA G E w ea v e r w e n t o ut to c ut fi re w o o d .
C li m bi n g a t ree he s to o d upo n on e of th e
b r
ches
an ,
wh ic h he b egan to h e w o ff
cl o s e to th e t run k .
M y fri e n d s a id a t ra ve l
,
le r p as s i n g b e l o w yo u a re ,
s ta n di n g o n th e v e ry l i m b wh ic h yo u a re c utt i n g o ff ;
I n a fe w m i n ute s yo u an d i t wil l b o th fa ll t o t h e
Th e we a v e r un c o n c e rn e dly c o n t i n ue d h i s
”
gro un d .
tas k a n d s o o n b o th th e b ran c h a n d h i m s e l f fe ll to
t he fo o t o f t h e t re e a s th e t ra v e ll er h a d fo re to l d .
Li m pi n g a fte r h i m th e w e av e r c ri e d S i r yo u a re
, ,
G o d yo u a re G o d S ir yo u a re G o d— w h at y o u
, , ,
Tut m a n
”
p ro p he s i ed h a s c o m e to p as s . t ut , , ,
”
”
a n s w ere d th e t ra v e l l e r I am n o t G o d
,
N ay b ut .
,
S H OR T HO U S EHOL D TA LE S . 1 57
yo u a re , pl i e d th e w e a v e r an d n o w p ray O p ra y
re , , , ,
t e ll m e wh e n I a m t o di e To b e rid o f h is i m p o r
t un i ty t h e t ra v e l l e r a n s we re d
, Y o u wi ll die o n th e
,
“
da y o n w h ic h y our m o ut h bl ee ds a n d h e p urs ue d
”
,
h i s wa y .
S o m e da y s h ad l p s e d w h e n th e w ea v e r h app en ed
e a
to b e m ak i n g s o m e s c a rle t cl o th a n d a s h e h ad ,
pi e c e o f th e c o l o ured fib re by c h an c e s tuc k i n o n e o f
h i s fro n t t e e t h C a tc h i n g s i gh t o f thi s i n a gl a s s a n d
.
,
i n s t a n t ly c o n cl udi n g tha t i t wa s bl oo d an d th at h is ,
l a s t h o ur wa s a t h an d h e e n te re d h is hut a n d s ai d
, , ,
“
W i fe wife I m s ic k i n a fe w m o m en ts I s h a ll b e
, ,
’
de ad le t m e li e do w n a n d go dig m y gra v e I S o he
”
, ,
lay do w n o n h is b e d a n d turn i n g h is fa c e t o t h e w a ll
, ,
t h e s e p eo pl e t h a t h e w o ul d h a v e di ed wi th o ut do ub t
, ,
i f a c us to m e r h ad n o t c a ll ed fo r h is cl o th e s H e s ee
“
.
,
in g t h e m an s c o n di t i o n a n d h e a ri n g o f th e p ro p h e cy
’
,
”
a s k e d to e x a m i n e h is m o uth A h s a id he . wh at , ,
an i di o t a re yo u C a ll yo u t h i s bl o o d a n d t a ki n g
o ut t h e t h rea d h e h e l d i t b e fo re t h e w e a v e r s ey e s
’
.
Th e w ea v er a s a m an re p ri e v e d fro m dea th wa s o v er
.
,
j o y e d a n d s p ri n gi n g to h is fee t h e re s um e d h is w o rk
, ,
b ri n k o f the gra v e .
[ 58 LE GEND S OF TH E P A N jA B .
STO RY I I .
TH E T H REE W EA V E RS .
o th ers I a m go i n g to b uy a m i lc h b uffa l o ”
S o he .
we n t to a farm e r p a i d fo r th e b uffa lo a n d to o k it h o m e
,
-
, .
The s e c o n d b ro t he r wa s q ui te to uc h e d by th e s i gh t
o f it . H e vi e we d it s h e a d i ts h o rn s a n d i ts t ea ts
, , ,
a n d th e n s a i d , O b ro th er a l l o w m e to b e a p a rtn e r
“
,
yo u wi s h to b e a p a rt n e r i n h e r y o u h a d b e tte r go t o ,
t h e fa rm e r a n d p a y h i m tw e n ty t wo rup ees t o o a n d
,
-
,
t h e n we s h a l l h a v e e q ua l s h a re s i n h e r
”
.
S h o rt ly a fte r th e th i rd b ro th er c am e i n a n d s a i d O ,
“
b ro th e r yo u h av e a ll o w e d o ur b ro th er t o b e a p a rtn er
,
wi th yo u i n th i s b uffa l o w o n t yo u le t m e ta ke a s ha re
,
’
yo u m us t go t o th e fa rm er an d p ay hi m t w e n ty two -
rup ee s as we h a v e do n e
”
S o th e th i rd b ro t h e r did s o
.
,
t urn an d th at e a c h s h o ul d b ri n g h is o wn p o t Th e
, .
1 60 L EGEND S O F TH E P A N /A B .
STO RY I II .
TH E W E A V ER AND TH E W A T ER -
M E LO N .
N G E up o n a p o o r c o un t ry w ea ve r vi s i ted a
ti m e a
t o wn wh e re h e s a w a q uan ti t y o f w a te r m e l o n s
,
-
pi l e d up o n e a b o v e th e o t h e r in fro n t o f a b a n i a 5 s h o p
E ggs o f o th e r bi rds t h e re a re he s a id a n d I h av e
, ,
b ut wh a t bi rd s e ggs a re t h es e e ggs ?
’
s ee n th e m
Th e s e m us t b e m a re s e ggs S o h e a s k e d th e b an i a
’
Th e b a n i a i n s tan t ly
’
A re t h e s e e ggs m a re s e ggs P
“
c o c k e d h i s e a rs a n d p e rc e ivi n g th a t h e was a s im
,
p le to n a n s we re d Yes th e s e bi rd s e ggs a re m a re s
“ ' ’
, , ,
e ggs .
”
W h a t is th e p ric e P "
O n e h un dre d rup e e s
a pi e c e
-
s a i d th e b a n i a
, Th e s i m pl e we a v e r to o k o ut
.
h is b a g o f m o n e y a n d c o un t i n g o ut t he p ric e b o ugh t ,
on e o f th e m e l o n s a n d c a rri e d i t o ff A s h e w en t .
a l o n g th e ro a d h e b e ga n to s ay to h i m s e l f
, W he n ,
I ge t h o m e I wi ll p ut th i s e gg i n a w a rm c o rn er o f
m y h o us e a n d b y a n d b y e a fo a l will b e b o rn
,
- -
an d ,
wh e n th e fo a l is b ig e n o ugh I s h a ll m o un t i t a n d ,
ri de i t to th e h o us e o f m y fa t h e r i n la w W on t - -
.
’
A s t h e da y was un us ua lly h o t
”
h e b e a s to n i s h e d 1 -
h e s to pp e d a t a p o o l o f w a te r t o b a th e But fi rs t .
o f al l h e de p o s i te d t h e m e l o n m o s t c a re ful ly i n t h e
m i ddl e o f a l o w b us h a n d t h e n h e p ro c e e de d to un
,
dre s s h i m s e l f H is ga rm en ts w ere n o t ha l f l a i d a s i de
.
,
S HO R TH O US E H OLD TA LES . 16 1
wh e n o ut fro m th e b us h s p ra n g a h a re a n d the ,
wea v e r s n at c h i n g up p a rt o f h is cl o t h i n g whi l e th e
,
re s t h un g a b o ut hi s l e s i n di s o rder m a de de sp era t e
g ,
th ere go es t h e fo a l wo o ld b o y wo wo , ,
But h e
, ,
ra n i n va i n fo r th e h a re eas ily e sc a p e d a n d wa s s o o n
, ,
o ut o f s i gh t .
Th e p o o r w ea v e r re c o n ci l e d hi m s e lf t o h is l o s s as
b e s t h e c o ul d Ki s m e t c ri ed h e ,
A n d a s fo r t he “
it i s o f c o urs e o f n o us e n o w a n d n o t w o rth
"
e gg ,
"
re t urn i n g fo r s i n c e t h e fo a l h a s l e ft it
,
S o he m a de
h is wa y h o m e a n d s a i d to h i s wife 0 wife I ha v e ,
h ad a grea t l o s s t h i s day W hy s ai d s he ,
”
,
wh a t h av e yo u do n e I p a i d o n e h un dred rup ee s
fo r a m a re s e gg b ut whi l e I s t o pp ed o n th e ro a d
’
H is
”
t o b a t h e t h e fo a l j um p e d o ut a n d ran a w ay
,
.
wife re pl i e d A h w h a t a pi ty ! if yo u h a d o n ly
,
“
,
b ro ugh t t h e fo a l h e re I wo ul d h a v e go t o n h is ,
H
”
a t h e r s h o us e 1
’
ba c k a n d r i dd e n h i m t o my f ear
thi h w v f l l i n t o a ra ge an d p ulli n g a
in g t e e a e r e
“
s ,
, ,
st ic k o ut o f h is l o o m b e ga n to b e l a b o ur his w i fe ,
W“ h t u w o u l d b re a k t h e b ac k o f a
c ryi n g ,
a y o ,
”
A h ! u l u t l t e b rea k y o urs
y o un g f l o a P
y o s e m ,
.
f hi h w t u t a n d b e ga n to l a m e n t h is
A t er t s e e n o ,
l o s s t o h is fri e n ds a n d n e i gh b o urs w a rn i n g th e m ,
’
I
“ f f u s h o u l d s ee a s t ra y fo a l don t
al l
,
n
a y o y o ,
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”
fo r e t to l e t m e k n o w
g
.
U
1 62 LEGENDS OF TH E P A N /A B .
es p e ci a l ly he l
re a t e d his wo n de rful
foa l y
s to r ,
h o w th e
c a m e o ut o f th e egg a n d ran ,
a n d wo ul d a w ay ,
p e rh a p s b e fo un d gra z i n g o n the c o m m o n l a n ds so m e
w h ere O n e o r two o f th e fa rm ers h o w e v er t o
.
, ,
p ut t h i s e gg o f y o urs I p ut m y egg i n a b us h ,
s a i d t h e w ea v e r
“
n ear t h e ta n k o n
, th e way to t he
C o m e a n d s h o w us l
”
to w n The farm e rs s a i d “
.
,
A ll ri gh t w e av er co m e alo n g
” “
as s e n te d th e
, ,
.
c ri e d th e w ea v e r Thi s is
’ ’
h ere s m y m a re s e gg
,
“
.
t h e t hi n g o ut o f w h ic h m y fo a l j um p ed Th e .
farm e rs t urn ed t he m e l o n o v er a n d o v e r a n d s a i d , ,
“
But wh at p art o f th i s egg did th e foa l j um p o ut .
of S o th e w e av er t oo k th e m e l o n a n d b e gan t o
O ut o f thi s c ri e d o n e o f th e farm e rs
”
e x a m i n e it .
, ,
s n a t chi n g b a c k th e m e l o n n o fo a l e v er j um p e d
“
, .
Y o u a re a s i m pl e to n a n d yo u h a v e be e n ch ea te d .
W e ll sh o w yo u wh at the fo a l s a re
’
S o h e sm a s h e d .
th e m e l o n o n a s to n e a n d givi n g t he s e eds to th e
,
t h e fa rm e rs t h e m s e lv e s a mi d m uch l aught e r s a t do w n
, ,
S to p , s to p th i s h ubb ub , go o d p eo pl e , an d le t us fi n d
o ut w h a t is t h e m atte r A ddre s s i n g h i m s e lf t o a n
.
old w o m a n h e s a i d W h at is a ll th is di s t urb an c e in
,
“
t h e vi ll a ge fo r I do n t k n o w an s we re d s he ’ ”
, ,
w h en I c a m e h e re I fo un d th i s w ea v e r gi rl c ryi n g
,
-
The n the w e av e r gi rl o n b e i n g
”
a b o ut s o m e th i n
g
-
.
q ue s t i o n e d s a i d
,
I was w ee pi n g b e c a us e I c o ul d n o t
,
a un ts m y s i s te rs a n d m
, y fri e n ds w o ul d c o m e ro un d
,
"
c ry . O n h e a ri n g h e r a n s w e r t h e h ea d m a n a n d h is,
S TO R Y V .
W O w ea v t o o k gun s an d w e n t o ut fo r a da y s
e rs
’
s p o rt A s the v p as s e d th ro ugh th e fi e l ds o n e
.
,
o f t h e m e s pi ed a n i m m e n s e gras s h o pp er si tti n g o n a
m a dar pl an t whic h , a s t h e y a pp ro a c h e d fl e w o n
, to ,
t h e s h o ul de r o f h is c o m p an i o n S e e s ee t h ere h e , ,
is !
”
c ri ed h e a n d l e v e l li n g h is pi ec e he s h o t his
, , ,
ST O R Y V I .
TH E O LD W EA V ER A ND TH E C A M EL s
’
F OOT -
I
PR N TS .
th e o w n e r b ro ugh t t o t h e s p o t t h e o l des t w ea v e r i n th e
v il l a ge e xp e cti n g th a t h e w o ul d b e a bl e t o e xpl a i n
,
w h a t m a n n e r o f a n i m a l h a d t ro dden do w n his c o rn .
Th e o ld m a n o n s e e i n g t h e fo o t p ri n ts b o th l a ugh ed -
a n d c ri e d . S a i d t h e p eo pl e O fa th er yo u b o th ,
s a i d he ,
“
b ec a us e I th i n k t o m y s e lf W h a t wi l l th es e ,
‘
p o o r c h i l dre n do fo r s o m e o n e to e xpl a i n th es e th i n gs
t o th e m w h e n I a m de a d an d I ,
’
l a ugh b e c a us e as , ,
fo r t h e s e fo o t p ri n ts I k n o w n o t w h at t h e y a re
-
,
S TO RY V I I .
G Ri BA , TH E W EA V ER .
vil l f B h u liv e d a n ol d w e a v er n a m e d
T th e o r a n
A
e
a g
G b
ri a w h,
o fo r a
,
w o n d e r w a s s h re w d e n o ugh
,
.
h pp h t H b i b K h a t h e la m b a rdar l a i d a
It a e n ed t a a n , ,
w v h u h e rat e o f t wo ru p
’
t t ees
tax o n t h e e a e rs o s e s a
1 66 LE GEN DS OF TH E P A NjA B .
fo r e v e ry doo r way W h en -
ri b a h eard o f t h i s h e
. G ,
wi th a p ro fo un d s al aa m I h av e h eard yo u wa n t ,
“
do o r w ay s s o I h a ve b ro ugh t yo u m i n e
-
,
I a l s o h e ar .
yo u w a n t th e si de w all s a n d I a m n o w go i n g to fe tch
-
,
th e m t oo H eari n g t h i s t h e Kh an laugh e d a n d
.
,
s aid ,
“
G
O riba th e w e av er t a ke b ac k y o ur do o r y o ur
, , ,
ta x is p a i d .
STO RY V I I I .
TH E S I LVERS M I TH A N D HIS M OT H ER ’
S
BA N G LE .
ILV E RS M I T H S cl a s s b ear a b ad re p ut a t i o n
S fo r m ixi n g up an un due quan ti ty o f al l o y in th e
as a
s m i th who i n a m o m e n t o f di s i n t e re s t e dn e s s p ro m i s e d
, , ,
m o th e r s a i d h e an d I as y o ur s o n wh o o we yo u
,
”
,
s o m uch c a n n o t do l es s S o h e c a st a b an gl e fo r
.
h is m o th er o ut o f un m i x e d s i lv er an d wh en it was ,
fi n i s h ed he stored it up fo r h er an d w en t to b e d
, .
Fri en d yo u m ay b uz z ,
,
o r, q uea l
fri e n d , yo u m ay s ,
go . S ayi n g w h ic h he cl a pt t h e wh o l e h an dful
, ,
pl um s an d b ee tl e to ge th er i n to his m outh a n d de
, ,
vo ured th em .
S TO RY X .
H
TH E PA T A N A ND TH E A ss .
PA THA N was da y i tt i n
g i n a ferry b o at
A on e s -
o f e n t rea t i e s t h re a t s a n d bl o w s
, , S udde n ly th e Pa .
To a Path an
”
bl o w s m o t e o ff t h e don key s h ead ’
j a c kass—n ev er '
Th e p e o pl e o f Ba n ey r th o ugh n o ted fo r th e i r b ra
,
s tupi d o f m an k i n d ,
n o t e ve n e xc e pti n g w e a v e rs .
Th i s fa c t is i ll us t ra te d by t he fo ll o wi n g a n e c do t es
S H OR T H O US EHO LD TA LES . 1 69
S TO RY X I .
TH E BA N EVR M AN A N D TH E M ILL .
BA N EY R I c a m do w n to th e wh ere he s aw
In dus
A -
e
a w at er m i ll a t w o rk S a i d h e t o h i m s e lf
. Peo pl e ,
“
s ay t h a t G o d i s k n o w n by H i s w o n derful way s N ow .
i t h as n e i th e r h a n ds n o r fe et I t m us t b e G o d
. So .
h e w e n t fo rw ard an d k i s s e d t h e w a ll s b ut h e m ere ly ,
c ut hi s fa c e with th e s h a rp s t o n e s .
S T O RY X I I .
s e t o n fi re w h e re wo ul d th e fi s h es go ? Th e y “
wo ul d ge t on t h e t ree s ,
s a i d t h e o t h er
”
Th en s a i d .
th e fi rs t ,
“
A re fi s h e s l i k e b uffal o e s to cli mb up
t re e s
l v
in en tion o f th e s to ry te er I t is fre ll
l l
Th is ta e w
l
-
as n o t a m ere .
V
170 LE G ENDS OF TH E P A NjA B .
S TO RY X I I I .
TH E W I D OW OF BA N ER .
E RE w
T Th y h d
H wi do w o f Ba n é
as a r wh o h ad two s on s .
e a c ut th e h a rv e st o f th e i r li tt l e a n c e s t ra l
s t orm o f ra i n s w e p t by Th e p o o r s illy w o m a n i n s ta n t
.
a n d run n i n
, g a n e edl e a n d t h re ad th ro ugh it h un g ,
driv e a wa y th e un w e lc o m e s h o w er A t th e s a m e t i m e
.
s h e addres s e d G o d i n t h e fo l l o wi n g w o rds O Go d ,
i n n o c en t But t h o u a rt a w h it e—
. b earde d m a n D i ds t .
t h o u n o t s ee th at th i s ra i n wa s n o t w an t ed fo r th rash
”
i n g o ut m y wh e at P
S TO RY X IV .
TH E BA N EVR M A N A N D TH E BOA T.
S TO RY XV I .
TH E BA N EVRI A N D H I S POOR K I N SM A N .
PO O R m an of Ban é
yri un bl e to supp o rt hi ms e l f
,
a
i n his n at iv e m o un ta i n s s et o ut fo r H i n dust an to
,
, .
de t e rm i n ed t o vi s i t hi m S o h e w en t to t h e b az ar
.
,
c e i vin g t h at h is un w e lc o m e vi s i to r was a b o ut to o p en
hi m sit do w n an d e a t h is fi ll Th e n h e c a us ed
.
fo rb iddi n g a n y m o re o f h is p o or i ll cl a d k i n sm en -
S TO RY XVI I .
TH E PH I LOSO PH I C BA N EVRI .
BA N EYRI s a i d t o h is
wi fe o n e n i ght M a n is ,
b ut a bi rd w ith o ut wi n gs ! ”
H o w i s th a t a s k ed th e w o m an .
D o y o u n o t s ee an s w e re d h e ye st e rday yo u,
c ro uchi n g o n th e o th e r A n d t hi s is th e s tat e o f m a n ;
.
a lw a ys o n th e h o p n e v e r a bi di n
, g in t h e o n e pl ac e .
Truly m an i s o n ly a bi rd with o ut wi n gs !
”
,
S TO RY XV I I I .
TH E BA N EVRI A N D H IS M OT H ER .
NE th es e e cc en t ric Ba n é
of yri s w e n t o ut c o urs i n g
O o n t h e h il l s a n d h e t o o k h i s m o th er w i t h h i m t o
,
a s s ist hi m i n t h e sp o rt Th e w o m an h ad ch arge o f
.
t h e b o un d b ut i n st e a d o f si m pl y h o l di n g t h e s h o rt
,
l ea s h i n h e r h a n d s h e ti ed i t i n a fa s t k n o t ro un d h er
,
,
1 74 L EGEND S OF TH E P A N/ A B .
an d, as s h e c am
i n to vi o l e n t c o n t act wi th a s h a rp
e
ro c k s h e was
,
un l uc k ily k ill e d Th e dutiful s o n .
,
w i th m i n gl ed fee li n gs o f a dm i ra t i o n a n d s o rro w ,
fri e n ds “
M y p o o r m o th er was s uch a n e xc e l l e n t
,
”
t h e m mi l e s b eh i n d .
S TO RY X I X .
TH E M A N A N D TH E BEA R .
up o n a p o o r m a n m i s tak i n g i t fo r a l o g o f wo o d
V
, ,
pl un ged i n to th e w ate r a n d s wi m m i n g wi th i go ro us
,
s t ro k es s e i z e d i t wi t h b o th h is h a n ds W h en to o .
s h o re wh e n th e y s aw hi m drift i n g le t t he lo g go ! le t “
,
”
t h e lo g go J us t wh a t I a m t ryi n g to do a n s w e r
“
,
*
u
’
ppy b h l w l
”
ed t h e un h a m a n t t e o g o, n
“
t e t m e
g l
o
l Lo gs l l
fre q uen t y fl o ated do wn th e I n dus fro m th e
o f deo dar a re
v
th e
“
.
ti m b er ya rds
c o e red th e v ll
”
-
l
far up i n th e m o un ta i n s
v
Fo r e ery lo g re
i age rs a on g the b an ks re c e i e a re ward o f fo ur an n a s
. v
from the o w e w
’
n rs E ac h l
.o g b ear s i ts o n e r s m a rk .
176 LEGEND S OF TH E PA N/A B .
S TO RY XX I I .
TH E TW 0 M I S E RS .
N C E up o n t i m e twobb ed to geth er
i s ers hob n
O to e at the i r fo o d O n e o f th e m h ad a s m all ves s e l
a m o
p ed h is m o rs e l s o f b read Th e o th e r m i s er o b s ervi n g
.
,
t h i s p ro te s t e d v e h em e n t ly a ga i n s t s uch w a s te ful e x
,
t ra va ga n c e W hy w as te s o m uch gh ee ? s a i d h e ;
.
“ ”
a n d why do yo u ri s k t h e w a s te o f s o m uc h m o re
“
a n d i m i t a te m e I t a ke m y v es s e l o f gh ee an d h a n g
.
,
i t j us t o ut o f rea c h t o a n a i l i n th e w a ll Th e n .
I p o i n t a t th e gh ee m y s c ra p s o f b rea d o n e by on e ,
a s I eat a n d I a s s ure yo u I n o t o n ly e n j o y m
, y gh ee
”
j us t as we ll b ut I m a ke n o w a s t e ale
, .
v l
ta to es an d p o i n
ll
t,
”
M an y rea de rs wi b e
.
c o n s is ti n g o f a a rgelv
s upp y o f po ta to es an d o f a
fish .
Th f lll i f
e ry i m i ted s upp y o f m ea t, b a c o n , or e en
C ll
The p o ta to es a re e a ten , b ut th e m ore s o i d fa re is m e re y p oin te d
w
’
C u t C i t
”
l l
re fe rs
at . e o o n
gp ass a g e r o m a r
y e s o n a
g o s ro
l
to thi s s in gu a r c us to m
v— l
A n d s o th e c a tas tro ph e en ds b y b a thi n g o ur
po or h a f de ad Re c ipi en dary fi rs t i n b oo d, th en , after s om’ e gen uf ex i on s ,
-
—
l v
i n wa ter ; an d s e r i n g hi m a repas t c om pos ed of ro o ts, we grie e to
s ay, m ere pota toes an d— p o zn t 1 ”
’
S HOR T H OUS EHOLD TA LES . 17 7
S TO RY X X I I I .
a n i m a l s a n d b e i n g in fea r o f his l i fe us ed t o s l ee p s o m e
, ,
b ra n ch c h e w ed th e e n d o f it in o rder to s e p arate th e
,
fi b re s an d h a vi n g t wiste d th e m i n the l o n g h a i r o f th e
, ,
t ra mpl ed hi m to de a th .
S TO RY X X I V .
TH E GA RD E N E R S
’
W I FE ,
TH E Po TTER s
’
W I FE ,
A ND
TH E C A M EL .
G A R D EN E R S wife
’
p o tter s wife o n c e hi red
an da
’
a c a m e l to c a rry th e i r go o ds to m a rke t O n
e s i de .
a n d th e
o f t h e b ea s t wa s w e l l l ade n wi th v ege t a bl
es ,
th e r wi t h p o tt e ry A s t h e y w e n t a l o n g the road
o . ,
h c m l k p t s t t chi n b a c k h is l o n g n e c k to pilfer
t e a e e re g
’
"
l uc k . S ist e r s a i d s h e
,
a t t h e e n d o f th e j o urn ey
,
n o thi n g w h a t e v e r to s e ll I t is t rue yo u a re l uc ki er
t h an I am ,
a n s w e red th e
garde n er s wi fe
’
b ut ,
re m e mb e r th e fi rs t to wi n a re th e l a s t t o l o s e W h en
t h ey arriv ed a t t h e m a rk e t pl ac e th e c a m e l m an
-
,
-
w e i gh t o n th e o th e r th at th e c a m e l ga v e a l urch as he
,
a n d w h a t wa s n o t s m a sh ed was c ra c k e d S o i t en ded
.
b ut t h e p o t te r s wife h ad n o th i n g
’
.
S TO RY X XV .
TH E M U LE A N D TH E T RA V ELLER .
C E RTA IN ul e, h a vi n g a grea t o pi n i o n o f
hi m
A
m
s e lf b e ga n
,
b ra yi n g p reten ti o us ly, s o th at
e v e ry
o n e s to pp e d t o s a y W ho is t h at A tra v e l l er p as s i n g ,
by at th at m o m en t s a i d to h i m 0 S i r p ray te l l m e
, , ,
wh a t wa s the n a m e o f y o ur m o the r M y m o t h er s
’
n a m e was M a re
”
a n sw ere d t he m ul e p ro udly A n d “
, .
m a de a s p ri n g a t his tea ch er i n te n di n g t o t e a r h im a n d
,
e a t hi m .
I n s ta n tly the c at ra n n i m bly up a tree
whi the r the t i ger was un a bl e to fo ll o w C o m e do w n ! .
”
c ri e d th e t i ger c o m e do w n i n s t a n t ly !
,
“
No n o 1
, ,
”
n o t t ea c h
yo u m o re O th erwi s e yo u w o ul d h av e b een
a bl e t o p u rs ue m e e v en h ere
”
.
S TO RY X XVI I I .
TH E TIGER A N D TH E H A RE .
e d h im t h e re to o r n o t A ll th e an i m a l s th e re fo re
.
m e t to ge th e r by c o m m o n c o n s e n t to c o n s i der th e i r
”
gri e v an c es . Le t us a gre e s a i d t h e j a c ka l that
, ,
o n e o f us s h a ll b e c h o s en by l o t day by day to de v o t e
”
h i m s e lf to t h e t i ge r A ll ri gh t
. a ss e n te d the ,
o th ers
“
b ut fi rs t le t us s ee t h e ti ge r a n d le t us ,
”
of fer him a p e titi o n .
s h o ul d v o l un t ari ly c o m e t o hi m e v e ry da y Do n o t .
h un t us do wn
”
sa i d th ey fo r o n e o f us w i l l a lways
, ,
S I TOR T HO US EHOLD TA LES . 181
us e my cl a ws a n d m y t ee t h an d s o e at m y fo o d .
But G o d h as s a i d t h a t we
”
,
s a i d th e a n i m a l s ,
b ut H e h a s a ls o bi dde n e v e ry o n e to earn h is o wn
“
b re a d .
wh i ch wa s ch o s en by lo t w en t to th e den t o b e e at e n ,
.
n o t go I sh a l l liv e my l ife I n v a i n th e o th er a n i m a ls
. .
”
t ri e d to p ers ua de o r t o c o e rc e h er Tw e lv e o cl o c k
’
. .
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’
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g , ,
s ta rted up an d e xcl ai m i n g N o w I m o ff s he s e t o ut
,
’
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fo r th e d e n s s . e a ro a e s ,
ti t i u t h e ar t h i n f u ry an d h e ard h i m
ed ge r e a r n g p e ,
b e l l o wi n g — “
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”
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t o ke e p m e w a iti n g ,
t es t e d th e h are “ W h at e xc us e de m a n de d the ti ge r
.
.
“
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- s a i d t
”
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,
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“
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,
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t h i n b u t my b ro th e r i s pl um p
b ut r o e r am . r
a n d fa t My .
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f l l with th ti which w a n te d t o
t h e way h e e i n a n o e r g er
e at h i m a n d in f a ct h e c a u g h t h i m an d w as c arryi n g
_
,
1 82 L E GEND S OF TH E P A N /A B .
him o ff, w h e n I c am e up an d sa id to h im ,
‘
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c o un try i s yo urs b ut
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an o t
’
,
’
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‘
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k ill t h e vill a i n fo r us
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th e riv a l t i ge r: A s t h e y w e n t a l o n g t h e h a re s ud ,
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“
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“ ’
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, ,
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“
"
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.
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o th e r t i ge r whi s p ered t h e h a re
, Lo o k i n a n d yo u .
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, ,
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,
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, ,
th en h as ten b a c k t o m e S o fo r s o m e t i m e t h ey
”
.
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, ,
t o t h e tre e a n d l o o k i n g up s a i d O un cl e, why , ,
“
p ray a re yo u p e rc h e d s o h i gh P C o m e do w n an d let
,
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,
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th e c o c k c re w m o s t l us t ily th re e o r fo ur t i m es un til ,
“
t he do g i n t h e vill a ge h e a rd h i m a n d s a i d A h ! , ,
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”
ge t b a c k .
,
j a c ka l w h e n h e p erc e iv e d h is a pp ro a ch b ega n to
, ,
s n ea k o ff Th en c ri e d t h e c o c k
. 0 go o d n e p h e w , ,
do n t go a wa y s to p at a n y ra te fo r p ray ers S ee h e re s
’ ’
.
, ,
a pi o us n e i gh b o ur c o m i n g t o j o i n us ! A l as ! “
”
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, ,
j ac ka l b ut it j us t o cc urs t o m y m i n d t h a t I q ui t e
,
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”
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.
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c ro w o f a c oc k .
c ry ll
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S H OR T HO US EHOLD TA LE S . 1 85
S TO RY XXX .
TH E J A C K A L A N D TH E V OI C E OF FA M E .
J A C K A L p ro wl i n g ro un d a vill age o n e ev en in g
was s p i e d by s o m e o f t he vil l a ge do gs which
i n s t an tly ga ve th e a l a rm A t th e s am e ti m e so m e
.
w a yfarers b e ga n to p o i n t a t: hi m a n d c ry S ee th ere , ,
o ff
“
I h a v en t a s i n gl e a cqua i n t an c e o ut o f my o wn
’
s e t in th e w o rl d an d ye t wh ere v e r I go e v e ry o n e
, , ,
s ee m s t o k n o w m e H o w i n c o n v en i en t is fa m e
S TO RY X XX I .
TH E PA I N T ED J A C K A L .
PRO W LI N Gj c ka l o n c e fe l l i n t o a l a rge v es s e l
A
a
st ish e d fr i e n d s s a i d W h a t h a s b e fa ll en yo u H e
a on ,
an
sw e re d wi t h a c u rl o f his t a il “
,
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thi n g i n the w o rl d s o fi n e a s I a m Lo o k a t m e Le t
n o on e e v er p re s u m e t o c a llm e j‘
a c k al a
’
g ai n W h at.
”
th e n a re yo u to b e c all ed P a s ked th ey
”
. Peac o c k
X
1 86 LE GEN DS OF TH E P A N /A B .
yo u will h en c e fo rth c a ll m e p e a c o c k re pl i ed th e ‘
j ac ka l s trutti n g up a n d do w n in a ll th e gl o ry o f s ky
,
, ,
“
t a i l m agn ific e n t ly C an y o u s p re a d y o ur t a il P
. W e ll “
,
n o I c a n n o t q ui te do t h at
”
re pli e d th e j a c ka l A n da "
, .
”
p ea co c k c o n ti n ue d th e y c a n m a ke a fi n e m e l o di o us
, ,
“
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” “
m us t b e a dm i tte d
”
s a i d th e p re t e n de r
, t h a t I c an n o t ,
do tha t e i the r .
“
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”
re to rt e d th ey
, i t is q ui te e vi de n t t h a t i f
,
y o u a re n o t a j a c ka l n e i th e r a re yo u a p ea c o c k
”
, .
A n d th e y dro v e h i m o ut o f the i r co m p a n y .
STO RY XXX I I .
TH E J A C K A L A N D TH E EW E S H EEP -
.
N GE upo n ti m
c ert ai n j acka l m ade a da s h at a
a e a
e we sh ee p h o pi n
g to c a tc h h e r The s h ee p rush
-
, .
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y t a n k wh ere s h e s t uc k i n t h e m ud
-
.
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to o .Th en s a i d th e j ac ka l O a un t t h i s is a b a d b usi , ,
n es s ! O n e ph e w an sw e re d s h e it is by n o m e a n s
, ,
“
s o b ad as it will b e s o o n wh en m y m a st er appears , .
1 88 L EGEND S OF TH E P A N /A B .
S TO RY X XX I V .
TH E FA LS E W I TN ESS .
C A RA VA ch an ts c a m e a n d pi tch e d fo r
N of m er
A t h e n i gh t a t a c e rta i n s p o t o n t h e way do w n t o
H i n du s tan I n t h e m o rn i n g i t w
. as fo un d t h a t th e b a c k
o f o n e o f th e c am e l s was s o s o re th a t i t was c o n s i de re d
e xp e di en t n o t t o l o ad h i m a ga i n b ut to t urn h i m ,
l o o s e i n to th e wil dern es s S o t h ey l e ft h i m b e h i n d
. .
Th e c a m e l a ft e r gra z i n g a b o ut th e w h o l e day b e
, ,
c am e e xc e e di n gly th i rs ty a n d m eeti n g a j ac ka l h e
, ,
s ai d to h im U n cl e un cl e I a m v e ry t h i rs ty ! C an yo u
, , ,
S h o w m e s o m e w ater I c an S h o w yo u w a ter s a i d
“ ”
,
t h e j ac k a l b ut if I do yo u m us t agre e to giv e m e
,
“
,
a go o d fee d o f m e a t fro m y o ur s o re b a c k “
I do .
”
s a i d th e c a m e l b ut fi rs t s h o w m e t h e w a ter
“
a gree , , .
S o h e fo l l o we d h is s m a ll fri e n d un ti l th e y c a m e t o a ,
w ater th at th e j a c k a l th o ugh t h e w o ul d n e v e r s to p .
H e th en wi th s o m e p o li t e n e s s i n vi te d t h e j a c ka l to his
re p as t C o m e un cl e y o u c an n o w h a v e y o ur s upp e r
“
.
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”
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”
o ff m y b a c k
“
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.
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, Th i s y o u di s t i n c t ly
.
p ro m i s ed if I w o ul d t a ke yo u to w a ter
,
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l v
“
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“
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was s uffi c ie n t s i m i ari ty o f s o un d to s ugges t p re arica tion .
S HOR T HO US EHOLD TA LE S . 1 89
re pl i ed th e c a m el p ro duc e a wi tn es s to p ro v e y o ur
,
w o rds an d yo u c an h a v e it s o
, A wi t n e ss I h a ve .
”
,
”
a n d wi ll b ri n g h i m p re s en t ly re pli e d th e j ac k al , So .
h e w e n t to th e w o lf an d s t a t i n g t h e c as e p ers uade d
, , ,
hi m t o w it n e s s fa l e ly
s
“
Yo u s e e w o lf if I eat the
.
, ,
fri en ds Th e t wo re turn e d t o t h e c am e l an d th e
”
. ,
j ac ka l a pp ea li n g to th e w o l f as ked D id n o t I en , ,
“
t o sh o w t h e c a m e l t o w a t er o n c o n diti o n th a t
g g a e
”
h e w o ul d giv e m e h is t o n gue O f c o urs e yo u did “
, ,
“
Be it s o s a i d th e c a m e ] a s yo u b o th de li ght “
“
i n li e s a n d h a v e n o c o n s ci e n c e c o m e an d eat s o m e o f ,
th e j a c k a l But th e l a tter s a i d to th e w o lf
. Fri en d ,
“
,
o u s ee wh at a di m i n ut iv e a n i m a l I a m I a m to o w ea k
y
.
t o drag o ut th a t e n o rm o us t o n gue D o yo u s e i z e i t .
Th e n th e w o lf v en t ured his
”
a n d h o l d it fo r m e .
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hi m to d e a th e a n .
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fa ls e wit n e ss b e h o l d th e fat e o f th e fa ls e wit n ss l e
l
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v
s a s a ti re o n th e prac ti ce whic h pre ai s s o
s o f I n dia of ge tti n g u f
v ll
l
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c ases an d pro c u
1 90 LE GE N DS OF TH E P A N /A B .
S TO RY XXXV .
c ro w
O
N C E up on a ti m e a ,
a j a c ka l ,
a hye n a, an d
a c am e l s w o re a fri e n ds h ip a n d agree d to s e e k ,
th e i r foo d in c o mm o n S a i d the c am e l to th e c ro w
.
,
Frien d yo u c a n fly
,
G o fo rth an d re c o n n o i t re th e
.
un t il he c a m e to a fi n e fi e l d o f m us k m e l o n s a n d t h e n -
,
h e re turn e d a n d re po rte d th e fa c t to h is c o m p a n i o n s .
Yo u s a i d h e to th e c a m e l
”
eat t he l ea v e s
“
, c an , ,
b ut th e frui t m us t b e th e s h a re o f th e j a c ka l th e ,
hy e n a an d mys elf
, W h e n it was n i ght a ll fo ur
.
S udde n ly t he o w n e r w o k e up a n d rus h e d to th e
res c ue . Th e c ro w th e j a c ka l a n d the hy e n a e a s ily
, ,
e s c a p e d b ut t h e c am e l was
, c a ugh t a n d dri ven o ut
wi th c rue l bl o ws O ve rta k i n g his c o m ra de s h e s a i d
.
, ,
c h e er up to n i gh t w e ll s ta n d by yo u an d w o n t a l l o w
,
-
’
,
’
yo ut o b e th rash e d aga i n
”
.
h is fi e l d with n e ts an d n o o s e s .
’
I m go i n g o ut fo r a w a l k I f yo u wi ll ge t o n my .
b a c k I wi ll giv e yo u a ri de a n d yo u c a n s ee t he ,
w o rl d . The j a c k a l a gree d a n d s to o pi n g do wn , ,
t h e c a m e l a ll o w e d h i m to m o un t o n h is b a c k
A s th e y w ere go i n g a l o n g t he y c a m e t o a vil l a ge ,
“
J a c ka l I feel a s tro n g i n cl i n a t i o n to ro ll “
Fo r .
”
H ea v en s s a k e do n t pl ea de d th e j a c ka l I s h a ll
’ “
, , ,
b e w o rri ed Ro l l I m us t
.
“
re pli e d t h e c am e l an d, ,
h e ro ll e d w h il e th e vill age do gs fe ll o n t he j a c k al
,
b e fo re h e c o ul d es c a p e a n d to re h im to pi ec es Th e n
, .
th e c a m e l re turn e d a n d re p o rt e d t h e t ra i to r s de ath to
’
h is fri en ds wh o mi gh t i ly a pp ro v ed th e de e d
, .
S TO RY XXXV I .
TH E C ROW A N D I TS YO U N G .
N ol
dm o th er c ro w was on c e e n ga ged i n givi n g
-
R e m em b e r s a i d s h e
”
,
y o ur p ri n cip a l e n e m y wil l
,
“
b e m an W h e n ev e r y o u de t e ct a m a n i n th e ac t o f
.
o f h e r p re c o c i o us y o un b ut wh at i f t h e
“
on e
gs te rs ,
m an h a pp e n s to h a v e a s to n e a l re ady in h is h an d ?
”
Can yo u a dvi s e us as to h o w we s h a ll p ro c ee d th en ?
S TO RY X XXVI I .
TH E F RO G A N D TH E FA RRI ER .
E
F A R R I R wa s o n c e e n gaged i n s h o e i n g a fi n e
A A ra b h o rs e a t t h e do o r o f h is s m i thy J us t t h e n .
a fro g c a m e h o pp i n g up a n d t h rus t i n g o ut o n e o f
, ,
h is fe e t wi t h a c o n s e q uen ti a l a i r h e c ri e d Ho , , ,
fa rri e r S h o e m e t o o ! s h o e m e to o
, ,
S T O RY X XXVI I I .
TH E F RO G A ND TH E BU FFA LO .
fo o t p ri n t o f a b ul l o c k by th e ro a d s i de wh en a
-
-
b ufl a lo a pp ro a ch e d To h i m th e fro g c ri e d o ut wi t h
'
a l o o k o f di s da i n
“
0 yo u gre at b e l li e d l o n g ti tte d
,
-
,
-
,
”
w h ere yo u t read !
1 94 LE GE N D S OF TH E P A N/A B .
yo u sq uatti n g i n th at bit o f a h o l e
,
STO RY XXX I X .
TH E FRO G A ND KA S H MI R .
m an aged to cli m b t o th e to p o f a cl o d o f ea rt h
cl o s e to the p uddl e i n w h ich h e wa s s p aw n ed A h .
g ra z i n g n e ar
“
w
,
h a t a gra n d s i ght h a v e I l I s ee
K ashmi r ! I s ee K as h m i r
S TO RY X L .
THE CA M EL A ND T HE RA T .
C ER T A I N c a m e l h a v i n g s t ray ed fro m h is o w n er
, ,
a l o n g a rat pick e d up th e e n d o f th e st ri n g i n
,
his
m o uth an d tro tted o n in fro n t o f th e h uge a n i m al,
,
h av e to b e l eadi n g a c a m e l A ft e r a littl e ti m e th ey
196 L EGEND S OF TH E P A N /A B .
c a ll ed a t th e h o us e h e fo un d th at h e wa s a b s e n t .
W h e re h as h e go n e e n q ui re d h e o f h i s wi fe N ow .
,
t h e s a i n t s wife wa s a h ard w o m an bi tt er a n d p ee
’
vi s h i n s p e e c h a n d i n s tea d o f a n s w e ri n g th e q ues ti o n
, ,
s h e b e ga n t o a b us e h e r h us b a n d wi th un m eas ure d
vi o l e n c e s o th a t h e a ri n g h e r w o rds th e p i l gri m l o s t
, , ,
al l fa i th i n t h e h o li n e s s o f t h e p e rs o n h e h a d t ra v e l
le d s o fa r to s e e A s h e l e ft th e h o us e h e s a i d to
.
w h ere is h e P Th e y an s w e red H e h as go n e to th e
”
,
h ill s to ga th e r s t ic k s Th o ugh I n o l o n ge r b e li e v e
.
“
i n h im s a i d t h e pi l gri m
, t o h i m s e lf I w i ll at l e as t ,
l o o k up o n h is fa c e b e fo re I re turn .
”
S o h e s e t o ut fo rth wi th fo r t h e j un gl e b ut h e h a d n o t ,
p ro c ee ded fa r wh e n h e m et th e h o ly m an fac e t o fa c e .
H is w o o d wa s b o rn e b e fo re him by a t i ge r an d i n h is ,
h an d i n s tead o f a w h ip h e c a rri e d a s n a ke
, , Th e n .
t h e pil gri m fe ll a t h is fe e t a n d s a i d “ A t t h e re p ro a ch
, ,
ful wo rds o f y o ur wi fe m y fa i th de c re a s e d b ut I n o w ,
p e rc e ive th a t v e ri ly yo u a re a s a i n t i n de e d Pray .
fo rgiv e m e 1 ”
H e wh o wi ll e x e rci s e i n vi n cibl e p at i en c e
“
an ,
s we re d t h e s a i n t e s p e ci a lly wi t h a s h re w o f wife
“
, ,
sh a ll c o m m an d th e v e ry t i e rs an d th e y will o b e y
g
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, But a s c o l d .
i n g wife c an n o m a n t a m e
y e a s h e i s p as t e v e n
, ,
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p rayi n g fo r .
S HOR T HO US E H OLD T A LE S . 19 7
S TO RY X L I I .
TH E T H I EF A N D TH E POO R M A N .
E
T H I F b ro ke i n t o a h o us e in th e h o p e o f fi n di n g
s o m e thi n g w o rth s t ea li n g, b ut un fo rtun ate ly fo r ,
h im th e h o us e wa s t h e h o m e o f a m a n wh o wa s m i s e r
,
n e xt m ea l was to c o m e fro m H e n e i th e r m o v e d n o r
.
i n g a l o n g th e b a re w a lls a n d rum m a gi n g h is sl e n de r
,
a wa y . A t l as t th e fe ll o w was l e avi n g th e ro o m
e mp t y h a n de d w h e n
-
th e p oo r m a n
, gri n n e d a l o ud
wi t h m o c k i n g l a ught er Turn i n g ro un d in a ra ge
.
,
”
o f a h o us e P
S TO RY X LI I I .
TH E K I N G A N D HI S DA U GH TERS .
fi rst h e s a i d H ow do yo u l o v e m e P
”
I
“
To th e ,
l o v e yo u as s ugar s a i d s h e To the n ex t h e s ai d
"
,
. ,
1 98 LE G E N D S OF THE P A N/A B .
A nd h o w do yo u l o v e m e P
”
I l o ve y o u as h o n ey ,
s a i d s he To t h e t hi rd h e
.
sa i d, “
A d h o w do y o u
n
l ove m e I l o ve yo u as s h e rb et
i ’” “
, s a i d s he To th e .
la s t a n d y oun ge st h e s a i d A n d h o w do y o u l o v e
m e I l o ve yo u as s a l t s a i d s he , .
O n h ea ri n g th e a n s w er o f h is y o un ges t da ugh te r
t h e k i n g fro w n e d an d a s s h e p e rs i s t e d i n re p e a t i n g i t
, , ,
i n g o f h er dre ss b e t ray e d h er t o t h e ri de r wh o wa s a ,
p ri n c e a n d who i n s tan t ly fe l l i n l o v e wi t h h e r a n d
, ,
m a rri e d h e r .
S o m e ti m e a ft er t h e k i n g h e r fat h e r wh o did n o t
, , ,
k n o w w h at h a d b e c o m e o f h e r p a i d h er h us b an d a ,
visi t W h e n h e s at do w n t o m ea t th e p ri n c es s to o k
.
,
c are th a t a ll th e di s h es p res e n t e d to hi m sh o ul d b e
m ade up s w e e t s w h ich h e e ith e r p a s s e d by a l to ge th e r
-
, ,
l o n gi n g so re ly fo r s o m e th i n g w h ic h h e c o ul d e at ,
wh en the p ri n ces s s e n t hi m a di s h o f c o m m o n s pi n a c h
s eas o n ed wi th s a lt s uc h as t he fa rm ers e at a n d the
, ,
Th en th e p ri n c e ss t h rew o ff h e r v e il an d re v e al , ,
i n g h ers e lf to h e r fa t her s ai d O my fa th er I l o v e
, , ,
yo u as s a lt M y l o v e m ay b e h o m e ly b ut i t i s t rue
.
, ,
Th e n e xt i n g th e w o m a n to o k s o m e gra i n to
m o rn
t h e h o us e o f a n e i gh b o ur i n o rde r t o h a v e i t gro un d
i n to fl o ur I n h e r a b s e n c e the b arb e r e n te re d an d
.
,
s a i d to t h e h us b an d H o w i s i t y o u a re s i tt i n g h e re
,
al l a l on e Th e fa rm e r a n s w ere d n e v e r a w o rd Th e .
b a rb er th e n s h av ed h is h ead b ut s t i ll h e did n o t ,
s p ea k t h e n h e s h a v e d o ff h a lf h i s b ea rd a n d h a lf hi s
i n g a s yll a bl e Th en t h e b a rb e r c o v e re d h i m a ll o v e r
.
m e r re m a i n e d as dum b a s a m ute Th e m a n i s b e .
“
wi tc h ed c ri ed th e b arb e r a n d h e h as ti ly q ui tte d
,
t h e h o us e .
wre tc h w h a t h a v e yo u b e e n do i n g
,
s o b ego n e w o m an an d S h ut t h e do o r
”
, , .
S TO RY X LV .
TH E T R A VE LLER A N D H IS C A M EL .
N GE up o n a ti m e a t ra v e ll er,
c o m i n g a l o n g th e
desert ro ad wi th his l ade n c am e l s to pp e d t o re s t
,
duri n g th e n oo n ti de
-
h ea t un der a s h ady t ree Th ere .
S HOR T HO US EHOLD T A LE S . 20 1
he fe l l as l ee p W h en h e a w o ke h e lo o ked a t th e
.
c a m e l a n d fi n di n g to h is s o rro w th at th e fa i thful
, ,
c o m p an i o n o f a ll h is j o urn ey s wa s dead he th us ,
a p os t ro phi z e d h i m
mfi fm fi firw a m q
'
re a t :
W fi m m ffi fi wr fl‘
fi w m m fi
ll W he re l
i s th e spiri t f ed wh ic h b o re th e l oad P W hen
le a v Li tera y
i n g, i t s aw n ot m e ll
i ts we kn o wn r en
- f i d 1
”
H I S EA RLY L FE I
Jam m ia c hh an c hh an var,
A kra ra éj
am j . m ia,
N am rakh a i '
. Rasal .
H e wasborn o n Saturday
The m i ghty k i n g was b orn ,
Te bauhti dis di dh ii r
A n dar kappia katian l o h e c hhin n ian , sun R ajeé
,
3 .
K ehre R aj e da tu
n betra
K ya tum ara n am
K eh ri tum ari n agr i ,
j
W hat Ra as s o n are yo uP
' ’
W h at is your n am e
Wh ere is yo ur c o un try ?
W h ere i s yo ur to wn
4 .
j
R a a Sulwan da m a n i
R as al u m am
’
era n.
,
. ,
Raj a S ulw an
’
s so n am I .
R asal u is m y n am e
S ialké
t is m yco un try ,
Th e s am e is m y to w n .
20 6 A P PENDIX .
R A SA LU A N D M I RS H I K A RI
’
M i
a n b an j am ian b an palian ,
A ya b am are pets .
Th e fores t is y ho m e
m
H as c om e to us .
6 .
A i sa z ulam n a dekhea
K e pairin turan palas .
7 .
M i
a n b an j am i an b an pal lan
Ban m era ghar vas
H ai wisht ka b h ukha
n a
Tu n ka i n de karan tul a?
1k m aran dian do m oe
C har purakh do n ar .
Two be i n g kill ed fo ur di ed , ,
Fo ur bei n g kill ed s ix di ed , ,
Fo ur m al es two fe m al es, .
j
C harla Raa Dharth ali
K uj
h n akharia s ath,
Eh jag aiwen c hh aps i,
j
Ra a D h arthali di ed,
N o th i n g too k h e wi th h im
Th us th i s wo rl d will di s app ear
Li ke a s tar -
bl o o m i n g n igh t .
S TO RY O F TH E SN A K E A N D R A V EN .
N adi ro h re n h aia
da j
N am R ab de kadh .
On th e i
r ve r fl o a ts a h e dge ho g,
n am e ta ke h im ou
’
I n God s t
S app an te j ro n du
haia m dhu rai
' '
-
g s an
M era ]1 c h h o rde tu
n kh a i r Kh uda t hin m an g .
haian du
S appan te j ron dti rai wai r '
en m i ty
O foo li s h o n e, yo u have s tru ck th e ax e up on your
o wn foo t .
R A SA LU A N D SI R I K A P .
I 6 .
I 7 .
Is n agr i ik m an is yat a
'
’
Oh m ar kare n da m ar
U s patu lan l k attiam ,
’
‘ '
Te n aun to te gh ari al
N as tu babla '
n m e re ,
Pi n di too th ere i s a s m a ri e r s o n am ed
1 Patu
.
th e s wi n ger s i ts fi an cé
. A yo uth afte r b et ro th a a ways s up i es his
an d h er fri en ds wi th b o th ro pes an d
l l
p
patulag o n fe as t days The pa t
e
<i an da
.
A P PENDIX .
pas s i a dhalwez m
'
Dhal ve ,
Is b ass an t”r di 10 ;
S i ran gh arrz m dian
'
b a ian 1 j ,
“
J o Sirikap ka re so ho .
n
J o A llah kare s o h o .
W hat G od do es , so le t i t b e .
TH E S TORY O F ! U EE N K O K LA N .
2 2.
j
Ra e Bhatti ( la m a n i b e trei ,
H o di m e ra n am
U dh e ham ari n a ri,
g
A tak h am ara gam .
C f b asan tar, fi re
' '
.
—
l O the rwi se S irdh aré
g di é
.
ié
g b aj g —p a v
ro e rb —H eads an d b odies
are at s tak e
.
A PPENDIX . 2 13
j
Ra a Bhatti s
’
s on am I,
H o di is m y n am e ;
U dh e is m y c o un try ,
A tak is m y town .
2 3
Tun k eh re ra e di b e trl j
K ehre ra e di j n ar
Ta in un uch e m ehlin c hh or ke
K i ddhar gia gawar
Wh at Té
jas daugh ter are yo u
’
j
,
W h at ra as wi fe ’
Le avi n g yo u i n h i gh p al ac es P
Whi ther h as go n e th e b o or ?
24 .
R aj e S irikap di m a n i betri ,
j
Ra e Rasalti di m ai n n ar
R aj a Si ik p d ugh I
’
r a s a te r am ,
R aj a R ai u wi f I
’
as s e am ,
Le avi n g m e in hi gh p a l a c es,
j
Th e ra a h as us t go n e h un ti n g
'
. j .
2 5 .
Du
r th i n ayan i n ch al ke dhauke m a ,
M ain u
n kh ab ar n a ran i ka
'
Te kidhron m eh l darah
2 14 A P P ENDI X .
A n d wh ich s i de i s th e p al ac e road
26 .
Ti ln du
r th i n a a h ai n l ke
’
c ha dhauke, s un
y
Tai m i n kh ab ar n a ka,
S aj
eo n l agh ah p aurlan , s un Raj
ea,
Te kh ab b eo n m eh da rah l
J e tu bh ukha i s ha q
dat, s un Rajea,
’
M eh l an te c h arh a .
H ear O R a a,
Yo u kn o wn
yth i n g
o t an
A n d o n th e l eft i s th e pal ac e ro ad -
U p to th e p al ac e c o m e .
S un ve t o tea
Is n agr n i a vas s i e,
I e du
ro n i
n a s s e,
N a ko i bhai n a vir,
A i s a z ulam n a dekhed,
J o kutta khave kh i r .
2 16 A PP E N D I X .
j
.
Kan di jin ki n ar .
C hh i k c hh i k lawan c hhikie ,
M at m an da rahe az ar.
The b o w re l axed s i n c e M ay an d J un e
, ,
31 .
Dudh pakawan kh ir
M ur a tu n m eri s ejte
j
Ti i n R an ha m ai n H ir .
Wi th m y il
n a s I h usk rice fo r yo u,
M il k a n d rice c o ok ;
I
Return yo u to m y c o uc h
j
,
32 .
33~
M a n i -
tan han s
*
karke m
’
an ia ,
]e m a n i j an a b aglam L ’
If I h ad kn o wn yo u were a c ran e ,
R i hai m an a phog
’
. n
P ia p uran a kap ra ,
Te m an gtian s an og !
dalj -
Th e cl o th h as b ec o m e o ld ,
lv
*
H an s , n o t rea ll l w
y a s an , b ut a
H i s b ea k i s thi c k , an d so h o o k
l a rge l
wh i te fab u o us b i rd, whi c h
i es o n th e sh o res o f akes a n d s e as
l l
.
e d th a t h e i s ab le to p ic k up o n y p e ar s , o n e a t a ti m e , whic h h e fi n ds
i n ab un dan c e , ( fl a m i n go ? )
TBagla, a 101127 : c ran e fro m b agga, whi te
v — é
The Pun a b s h a e a
j i
.
l l I vl
p ro e rb Bharon b agl , an daro ukau, O utwa rd y a b ag a , n ward y a
‘
c ro w .
2 18 A PP E
35
j
Raa pain i pive b ail van g
N il n a b here hat h
'
K iss e s an wari n e m am a
Te pti rn ia s ari rat
'
Us c hh is pti n jitia
hi a ,
Tab ka l a i n ke b ath j .
A n d p as s e d th e wh o l e n i gh t
36 .
A kk r urt ki j e dan d m
’
ll a
'
-
a ,
Te sa pp n it kh aiye m as ,
'
n a
t vat .
j
,
U s da p an i i ha s uad ,
Sejparn i n a m an i c ,
O h kadi n a h o n di ti p -
j
,
H ath m aro ri ka l a S li t pé -
,
Te b uk bh ar 1 p i wen ab -
.
Chli tia—
i
v
w pt fe hhi t , ro m c
’
n zr to s p ri n k l e, to wet .
1:Buk b h — d ub l h dful l
1 Th
'
f
e n am e o y id pl a er ac r an t .
-
ar a o e an , th e han ds b e in g aid togethe r .
220 A PPEN DIX .
E i gh t preys n i n e water fo wl s
os ,
-
,
A n d fi ve p eac o c ks h ave b e en i
s ta t on ed
The re b ei n g s o m an y guards
Whi ther c am e th e thi eves to
Je gh aran a gh ar m are ,
I f th e h o us e h o l de r ro b the ho use,
A n d fac e to fac e fi x i t [o n o th ers ]
I t th e fe n c e eat the b arl ey c ro p -
,
What th e n c an th e guards do ?
P et n a taro r i a ddi an | ,
kam ch i la
'
Te ta n n z
t
"
Ji n n a n agar b allian r taro rlan te khadi an
-
.
,
O h s ir desan c ha .
My s i de yo ur h eel s
go re n ot wi th ,
A n d m y b o dy to uc h n o t wi th yo ur wh i p ;
Th o s e wh o break an d eat p o i s on ous c reep ers ,
l ll l ll u
A ppa ren t y a ied to p a ta, a bo
rder .
l wo rd
13211 is a c ree pin g p a n t also va zl I n th e C h ac h p the
l
‘
. ai n
allz - .
.
A PP E N DI X . 2 2,
41
M eh l m era kain lat o rra,
K e dh illi ho i n awar
Kis m ari m eri s harak ,
,
.
Who broke i n to m y p al ac e ,
p al ac e
I n th e are foot m arks -
.
Wh o s at up on m y b ed ,
S i n c e the n awar i is l oo se .
W ho kill ed m y m i n a ,
W ho b roke yo ur n ec kl ac e o f rubi es ?
42 .
Sharak to ta lar m o e,
déhar ;
'
taro rizt m e ra l al an
'
I s to te .
M a n i jgai ,
kh aui khake b h aj
M eh lin h o ia p ai r as ar
M a nap b a ith i han palan ggh te,
i
Tan dh illi ho i n awar .
M y fo o t m arks c am e in th e pal ac e
-
,
SO th e n awar 1 is l o os e .
r.
d t d f b ed t o s upp o rt th e m attress
from e n o a .
e n o
“
—
Thori , thorai gh an n i wen
bauhti i wen kam
'
Te n an ,
Mu
rakh da kya n i wen
’
n am .
,
N iu
n du s ughars uan j .
Li ttl e,
li ttl e ben ds the s tri n g ,
A n d greatly b en ds the b o w;
What s en sel ess foo l wo ul d b en d ?
The s hrewd an d wi s e m an ben ds .
44
Thora th orat tu
n di ss en s un Rasaltia,
'
N ai r n a -
ja
.
J o has h as kare p an s,
H un m oe an da khztda m as
-
.
l
La t m ean s a cur l .
l l
th e ir c ur s
.
l
c ur ed foo , a perso n rec k ess of a pp earan c e s
Lat-b awan rf, th en , a .
.
J[
A P PE N D I X .
RA s A L uA N D T H E SWA N S .
48 .
Eh m aria j
ham b ar jhai kkh dei ai b an
K auwa m ganan l agga jé
j
.
aghatan di tti é
'
A s am ,
I s pai izi n é
m kh uda
’
t .
Began to as k a pl ac e o f us .
We th en gave h im a pl ac e ,
A s h e us ed the n am e o f God .
49 .
Ek di n n add i de dhae
M a n i
ph irdafi karda s ail s afa,
-
T
Ret ph alorde an da m illié ,
M ai n am u c hé
id chin yj ,
M si n a hoa khuar
era
’
,
,
.
,
M ai n kardai b an d kh allas ,
g win d
o r m o re
J ham b ar i s
l l
proper y h ai l
( i ri vh zg rai n
.
.
J hakkh is
l
s tron . A ib a n sn o w
1
‘
Sai -safé
,
= Saun terin ab out for easure.
g p
A PPE N DIX . 225
Ek n i kal p arri h an s m ,
’
M ai n ki ti gh ar di n ar,
Ek b an s m ari a j h am b ar j
h akk
S ei tho n m an gan l agga ja,
A san j agh an tan dittia,
I n pai an am K huda,
.
On day o n th e b an ks o f a river
e
If it had c om e o ut a m al e s wan ,
I woul d have give n h im liberty .
I t c am e o ut a fe m al e swan ,
I m ade h er m y h ouse wi fe -
.
A he used th e n am e o f G od,
s
Th e swan , fi n di n g h er h is c as te fell o w, -
50 .
H or Raj e m urgaian , s un Ra ei , j
Tu
’
n Ra j a sh ahb aiz
A dli n iaun tu n karefl , s un Raj
ea,
Teri um ar h o v e daraz .
2 26 A PP E N D I X .
j
True udgm en t yo u do , hear, O Raj a ,
M ay your li fe b e lo n g .
RA J A R A SA LU A ND R AJ A BH O].
5r .
j
Pan e p ai an b hatth .
Fit on l y fo r the o en v or ki n l .
22 8 A P P E /VDI X .
55
G anga eha j j
a ln ah i n ,
Te c han n e ehi j o t, j
A m be j ha ph l
e a n ah n i
Te n ari j ehi sot .
A n dn l p li ke a
o s ee wom an s ’
.
56 .
Aj az ph iré z fa ki r,
r
Tu
n n ah i n b hullia, s un R aj ei ,
Tera akl oub hullzi wazir .
In e er j
v y un gl e I wal k h ear O Raj a , , ,
S7 ~
K achc hh e j eha Raj
’
jal n ah irz, s un e a,
j
.
Te akhirz ehi j
ot
j haph l
,
Puttran e a n ah n i , s un Raj ei ,
Te s ukhe j
eh i s o t,
A P P EN D IX .
229
RA JA RA SA LU A N D TH E G I A NTS .
58
j
.
Tu
n s akki b h ain in n an di, b halle m an so ,
Tu
n i n ah n llfl s am
jha .
[fell ows
j
,
Thi n ki n g m e a ra a do n ot kill m e, m y goo d
A faki r am I es teem ed o f God
, ,
Do yo ui n s truc t them .
59
M ehri b halli tan s am li
Gh o ra b hallai kom ed .
Raj a bhalla s oc he t
.
,
O n ar m ti rakh an i e j ,
‘
J o n ar m i n den da bhetJ
l ll
K ac hc hhe is ite ra y th e arm pi t, the fl as k or water b o tt e bein g
- -
l
c arri ed b ’ s he lhe rds u n der th e arm
g i
.
A wo m an dark o t b o dy is go od
'
Wh i te cl oth is goo d ,
S c aly fi sh are go o d ,
A n ac tive ki n g is go o d ,
60 .
*
N aun var gh at o li m ai n bh ari ,
Tu
n bat n a puchh i th ag
, ,
N i n e ti m es m y pi tc her I fi ll ed ,
61 .
D esbagan a b ho n opari ,
ll
b rin g up. a gh aro li o f water fro m the we , an d, s ayi n g the ghar
oli s o n g,
thro w it over the b ridegroom .
232 A PPE N D I X
.
To n on -
isten ce Th o u givest exi sten ce
ex ,
64 .
Dushm an m am a te z er karn a,
Eh b h alli an da kam ,
M al m i n m an th in dii r kar,
M uj
h wich had n a c h am .
A fo e to s tri ke an d to s ubdue h im ,
Th i s is th e work o f m i ghty m en ,
M e from your m i n d di sm i ss ,
I have n or b on e n or ski n .
A
'
til
zra , the an gel of death , who b ears way
a
dyi n g
.
A P PE N DI X . 233
TH E PU N J A BI VE RSES WH I C H O CC U R I N J U M A ’S
V E RSI O N O F R A SA LU .
j
.
U bi vas an
arkh ere
M o i a n a ive ko j
M o e kura n ge Rabb a ji pawai
G all am bi kari e do
'
m ay aga n
A i on
m ar ce
lives n ot aga i n dead
O G o d if the de a d bo dy ri s e aga i n
, ,
2 .
A r b h atth o di c h o h a
t,
U ch e n akk e c h arke
C urs ed b e yo ur servic e ,
3 .
D um kan n m era tu
n kattea
l aizi ullan g
’
A te m ai m in
Tad harn i da aea j
m eh l an l an wan c h o r.
Te re
4
To te b en dhe upar m ari a ”
A b en dh e c hhaj
r
'
jan vic h ké r
K eh i ph irn i upar s o n e di j
h alkar
Eh m ard h ai ke n ar P
Th e parrots s it o n th e h o us es
A n d th ey s it o n th e eave s .
Eh h ai j
ra e di n ar,
O h h un gia h ai s h i kar .
She is th e wi fe of th e ki n g,
Who i s ju st n o w go n e o ut h un ti n g
.
6 .
A re yo u a true m an or th i ef ?
236 A PPE N DI X
.
Wh ere have yo u l o s t
your deer
A n d wh ere h ave yo u l o s t yo ur c attl e ?
By l os i n g yo ur road yo uh ave bec o m e
j
,
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’
.
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ri , u ar j
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’
j
j
.
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j
-
Yo u h ave kill ed in a m y m ,
A n d m ade m e wretch ed
I f eve r I was b orn o f a p arro t ,
U rh kh al o ra a s uttea j
Tere m eh e m l ’
l agge ch or .
A i
r se, O l
s eep n i g ki n g,
Th i eves h ave forc e d your p al ac e .
”
f G hari , an in ter vl a of tim e. There a re two an l
d-a-ha f Gha n
’
s
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an h our
.
A PPE N D I X . 23,
C hh e te as s i
- -
m er i s arkan
A te as s i m ere m o r
H o w bro ke i n th e th i eve s
r3 .
Le .
N e i th e r s tri ke m e wi th wh ip ,
N o r s tri ke h e e l on m
y fl an k
I f I was b o rn of a ho rse ,
I will take yo u be n eath yo ur pal ace .
1 4 .
Wh en do wn you gi ve m e taun ts ,
I s it
A n d w h en I s tan d yo u give m e ab us e
W h os e repro ac h ( I bear), 0 Ra a, j ’
I will go wi th h im .
238 A P P E N DI X .
Ji un de m au an j m an i a”
’
M oe a m da kh ada m as .
W h en h e was a li ve yo u en oyed h im j ,
RA SA LU A N D T H E G IA N TS .
1 6
j
.
T1171 h a n u a dal k a ,
’
J e Ra b rakh e te ra
'
b ac hra ,
M i
a n s ir des am
’
c ha .
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I f G o d ke e p yo ur s o n ,
U c h ch e m an dal di s s an m ari a”
D is san h at—
pattan bazar ,
K yavarti s an s ar .
H i gh do m es a n d p al ac es are s ee n ,
r .
Ie s i n n i pai n i sar
W ho s m o ked m y h oo kah P
Who s pat o ut his ph l egm
‘
W ho turn ed m y well ,
Si n ce the c h an n e l i s we t
J iuan de m a u an j m am a,
M un ian da kh ada m as ,
Bh atth un an da j
iviat,
’
Ji n a b igan i as .
C urs ed b e th e i r li fe ,
W h ose h o pe I S In o th ers .
3 .
L EN VOY
’
.
Sa da n a b ag b ahararz ,
A DD I TI ON A L N O TES .
J
RA A VI K R A M AJ IT, OR BI K R A M AJ IT, a great H i n du war
i
r o r, s a n i t, an d l egi s l ato r . H is i i
o r g n al capi tal was ain
Uj
in the Dakkan , b ut h e e x te n de d h is arm s as far wes t as
K ab ul ( Wil s on H is ill o h
’
. s A ri a n a A n tigua era, st
b ei n g Si al ko t .
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’
as th e m an i fe s tati o n o f D e i ty .
the S ikh s p ,
. Th at i n th e lege n ds Rasal u is s ai d to
h ave be en c o n tem po ran e o us wi th h im sh o ws h o w th e b ards ,
H A Z R A T A M A M A L i L itre — H azrat is a ti tl e o f
m ea n i n g H i gh n e s s A m ara A li i e th e
‘ ’
di s ti n c ti o n ,
.
, . .
,
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p ii is n ot so m uc h Greek or M uh am
m ada n as H i n du i n
i gi n The vill agers b e li eve that th e i r
or .
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.
-
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bl ack i d to b e e n am o ured o f th e l o tus I raki is
b ee sa .
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.
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g thi
o t- -
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i ts el f o n th e top o f th e ri dge o f G an dgarh , an buil t
d th at h e
S i ri ko t o f m en s s kull s as th e n am e ac c o rdi n g to h im reall y
’
,
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a so s tated th at th e pri n cip al gi an t had on ly
o n e eye.
RA J A H OD I .
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s e n ti n
g prob abl y th e o p i n i o n o f m an y o th ers i n th e l o c ali ty,
j
Ra a H o di s c api ta l
’
was O n d, o n the wes tern ban k o f th e
In dus, an d the pl a c e of his death M o h at, as referred to
in th e In
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ti dn it s h o ul d b e o b s e rve d th at th e n a m e U di o r ! odi as ,
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v l
m .
m il e to t h e s o uth o f J al al ab ad a n d ( 3) i n th e c harm i n g ,
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a t Lah o re . I t rep resen ts th e t wo ki n gs a t th e m o m e n t
when Ras al u is fi n ally vic tori o us Th e ac ti o n o f th e c o n
.
o f th e p ri n c es s th e c o m pl ac e n c y
, o f th e bl ac k wh i s ke re d
c at as s he m um bl es th e un res i s ti n
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reali s tic
,
whil e th e m eth o d o f repre s en ti n g th e c ro wde d
even ts o f th e e pi s o de i n a s i n gl e s c en e a fter th e m an n er o f
,
to press have se e n
of C a p tai n R C
. .
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L I M ITE D ,
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PU BLI S H ERS .
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T I O N S H IP W E ,
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TO THE E .
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. . .
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: th e recen t a uth ori s ed Ort/zography .
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, h a lf b -
o un d R o a n .
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l
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A M A TE U R R O S E G A R D E N E R .
P RA C TI C A L D I RE CTIO N S FO R TH E C U LTI V A TI O N
A N D PROP O GA TI O N O F RO S E S ,
IN TH E P A I L NS A ND HI LL S TA TI O NS OF I N DI A .
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S H OO TI N G M EN .
C O M P I L ED BY A N O LD V O LU N TEER .
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