"Hallo, pretty girl. You smell sweeter than an orchid!...
"Your legs and bosom are like ivory!
"Your body is so white that it might have been shaved!...
"Your figure is as sinuous as that of a serpent!...
"If you walked in the forest to gather moss and batatas, I should wish to meet you alone to offer you some betel! (That being the emblem of accepted love.)
"If you will marry me I can give you a large rice-bowl, a warm coverlet for the cold nights, and an ox from my stables!...
"At night we will lie on the same mat as close together as the legs of a shackled elephant!"...
The girl's answer is cruel:
"If you could give me ten silver necklaces and five ropes of white pearls I would have none of you or your offerings, but tell your brother, the swift hunter, that he can have me for a green banana!"...