Concerning the Prince with his Life in his Sword
In a certain country there was a King. There were seven Princes for the King. Having instructed the whole seven, the King tried to fit them [for their position]. The party without wanting to do anything whatever passed the days in amusement.
The King thought when he looked [at their idleness], “From this party of seven persons there is not an advantage,” and having punished (daḍa gahalā) the whole seven, “Go to any kingdom you can; don’t stay in this country,” he said.
The seven persons speaking [together] said, “Our father the King told us to go!” and the whole of them went.
Out of them, the eldest Prince, took six flower seeds. The whole seven having arrived at a kingdom, to the youngest Prince the eldest Prince said, “Getting any livelihood you can, remain in this country. At the place where you stay plant this flower seed for yourself. It having sprouted, when the flower tree has grown, on the tree a flower will blossom. At the time when the flower has faded come seeking me.” Having told him thus he made the Prince stay in that country.
In that very way he made the other five stay in five countries. Having given to those persons five flower seeds, he told them [about them] in the very way he told that Prince.
To the last country the eldest Prince went. When he was living in that country doing cultivation work, one day he went to walk in the midst of the forest. In the midst of the forest there is a house. The Prince saw it. Having gone to that rock house (cave), when he looked a Princess was [there].
He asked the Princess, “Are you a human daughter, or a Yaksa-daughter?”
Thereupon the Princess said, “I am a daughter of a King. Having eaten food at night I went to sleep. That Yakā having brought me, I am in this rock house. I also do not know a path for going away; I stay in fear,” the Princess said.
Then the Prince asked the Princess, “Will you come to go with me?”