The Rat King said, “Seize thou any rat thou wantest.” Having said, “Take this rat chief,” he gave him. Afterwards the Cat let go [the Rat King].
The Parrot, calling that rat [who had been appointed to assist him], went to the palace in which was the Princess. After the rat had cut [his way into] seven boxes, there was a gem-set ring [in the last one].
Taking it, when he gave it to the Parrot, the Parrot said, “This ring is not ours (apaṭa nāe).”
Afterwards the Parrot and the rat having come near the Prince, [the rat] said, “I cut into seven boxes; there was one ring. When I gave it to the Parrot youngster (girā-pōṭakayāṭa) the Parrot said, ‘It is not ours,’ ” he said.
Then the Prince said, “Are there not other boxes?”
The rat said, “There is one more.”