Here my story endeth,

The Natiya-thorn withereth, etc.


[1]Hiraman (from harit, green, and mani, a gem), the name of a beautiful species of parrot, a native of the Molucca Islands (Psittacus sinensis).”—Carey’s Dictionary of the Bengalee Language, vol. ii. part iii. p. 1537.

[2] Winged horse, literally, the king of birds.

[3] Khai is fried paddy.

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The Origin of Rubies