Western Province.
(By Saddhunanda Sthavira of Ratmalāna Wihāra.)
In Folk-Tales of Kashmir (Knowles), 2nd ed., p. 149, a young man who went to gamble lost everything he possessed, and was himself made a prisoner until he was rescued by his wife.
Regarding some of the Heṭṭirāla’s experiences, see the story of the Moghul and his servant, of which a condensed account is appended to the tale numbered 195 in this volume.
In “The Story of Hokkā,” given by Mr. W. Goonetilleke in The Orientalist, vol. i, p. 131 ff., there is the incident of the tying up of the cattle. The order of the Gamarāla was that the man was to look after them, but the Sinhalese word balāpiya means also “look at,” and the servant acted accordingly after tying up the cattle, the result being that they were too weak to stand when the Gamarāla went to inspect them.
[1] The Sinhalese title is, “The Royal Prince and the Minister-Prince” (aemati-kumārayā). [↑]