“Oepi! There was a man who cut stones out of a rock. This labour was heavy, and he laboured much; but his wages were small, and he was not content. He sighed because his labour was heavy, and he cried, ‘O that I were rich, in order to rest on a baleh-baleh[7] with klamboo.’[8]
“And there came an angel out of heaven, who said, ‘Be it as you have said.’
“And he was rich. And he rested on a baleh-baleh, and the klamboo was of red silk.
“And the king of the country passed with horsemen before his carriage, and likewise behind the carriage there were horsemen, and the golden pajong[9] was held over the head of the king. [[199]]
“And as soon as the rich man heard this, he was sad, because they held no golden ‘pajong’ over his head, and he was not content. He sighed and cried, ‘I should like to be a king.’
“And there came an angel out of heaven and said, ‘Be it as you have said.’
“And he became a king. And before his carriage were many horsemen, and behind were also horsemen, and over his head they held the golden ‘pajong.’
“And the sun shone with hot beams, and burned the earth in such a manner that the grass was dried up.
“And the king complained that the sun burned his face, and had more power than he; and he was not satisfied.
“He sighed, and cried, ‘I should like to be the sun.’