Having gone thus, and entered a forest wilderness, while they were going they met with the Rākshasa’s house. The youngest youth says, “Anē! Elder brother, having gone into the house place me in the middle, and sit down.”
At that time the Rākshasa brought and gave them food for all three to eat. These three said, “We cannot eat.” After that, for the three persons to sleep the Rākshasa gave three mats. The Rākshasa sent the Rākshasa’s two boys, also, to sleep. Those three wore red cloths; that Rākshasa’s two boys wore white cloths.
After that, the Rākshasa, having opened the door, came to eat those three persons. At that time the youngest youth was awake; owing to it the Rākshasa was unable to eat those boys.[2] He went back and lay down.
Then that youngest youth taking the white cloths which the Rākshasa youths had put on, these three put them on. They put on those two the red cloths which these three had put on.
When the Rākshasa came still [another] time, the three were lying down. That time, taking those two youths of the Rākshasa’s who wore red cloths he ate them.
When it was becoming light the three persons went to another village. After that, the two eldest contracted two marriages; that youngest youth remained to watch goats. To the owner of the goats those two who got married said, “At the Rākshasa’s house there is a good parrot.”
The owner of the goats asked, “Who can bring it?”
That youth who watched the goats said, “I can bring it.” After that, the youth went at night to that Rākshasa’s house, and having cut the parrot’s cage brought the parrot, and gave it.
Then those two said, “There is a good horse at that Rākshasa’s house.”
Then, “Who can bring it?” he asked.