Having said, “It is good. I will show you to-morrow the power of my hat,” that day evening he went to the eating-houses that are in that village, and spoke to the persons who are in the eating-houses: “We four persons to-morrow are coming for food. When we have come you must promise to treat us four persons well. Take the money for it to-day.”
Having given the money, and also having gone to the place where they eat during the [mid]day, and the place where they drink tea, and the place where they eat at night, speaking in that manner he gave the money.
On the following day he says to those three persons, “I will show you the power of my hat. Come along.”[2] Summoning them, and putting on that hat, at the place where he came and gave the money first he went in, together with the three friends.
Having taken off the three-cornered hat, when he lowered his head the men who were in the eating-house say, “It is good. Will you, Sirs, be seated there?” Having placed and given them chairs, and made ready the food, they quickly gave them to eat, and when they had finished, gave them cheroots.
Having been talking and talking very much, the Three-cornered Hatter says, “Now then, we must go, and come [again].”
When he said it, the men of the eating-house say, “It is good; having gone, come [again]. Should you come [this way] don’t go away without coming here.”
When they said it, the Three-cornered Hatter says, “Yes; should we come, we will not go away without coming here.”
Having gone from there, and walked there and here, and at the time for the [mid] day rice having gone to the place where he gave the money, in that very manner they ate and drank. Having also gone to the tea drinking place, and in that very way having drunk, after it became night they went to the place where he gave the money for the night food, and ate.
From the time when they came back to the place where they dwell, those three persons speak [together], “This hat is not a so-so[3] hat. To-day we saw the power there is in the hat. What are the goods for, that we have? Having given the whole of our goods, let us take that hat.” Speaking [thus], and having spoken to the Three-cornered Hatter, they say, “Friend, taking any price you will take, give us this hat.”
When they said it [he replied], “Anē! Friends, having made the bull the goat, even should you [be willing to] take it, I cannot give this hat. My life is protected by that hat.”