The Jackal whom the Turtle cheated said, “Somehow or other having sought out the Turtle that cheated me and called it to the wedding, I must torture it and kill it,” he said.
After that, all the Jackals having collected together, started to go to call the Turtles for the wedding. Having set off, the Jackal who drank water at the pond having gone in front to invite the Turtles [to be ready], said, “They are coming to summon you to the wedding. All ye having prepared for it be pleased to be quite ready,” he said.
Then all the Turtles having come and climbed onto the branches of trees fallen in the pond, were looking out.
The Jackal who came with the message having gone back near the Jackals, said, “All the Turtles having climbed on the trees and the branches, are present looking out till we come.”
Well then, all the Jackals having started, while they were going with the tom-tom beaters, the Jackal who drank water at the pond said, “You stay here. I will go and look if the Turtles are coming or what.”
Having gone, after he looked [he saw that] all the Turtles in the trees, more than the Jackals, all having climbed onto the branches, were looking out. Having seen [this] the Jackal says, “Haven’t you tom-toms, drums, kettle-drums?” the Jackal asked the Turtles. “There! we indeed are coming beating well the tom-toms, kettle-drums, drums, and [blowing] trumpets,” he said.
Then the Turtle Chief said, “Beat our tom-toms,” he said.
Then all the Turtles began to beat tom-toms by singing, “Gaja, Gaja; Gora, Gora; Baka, Baka,” enough to destroy the ears.
Then the Jackal having come running to the front of the Jackals, said, “All the Turtles having climbed completely along the branches of the trees are there. We all having gone near the Turtles must go along the trees that we can mount onto, and seize the Turtles,” he said.
Then the Jackal Chief said, “Not so. As we come very near the Turtles beat this tom-tom verse,” he said. Then all at a leap having jumped onto the trees where the Turtles are he told them to seize them. The very tom-tom verse that he told the tom-tom beaters to beat on the tom-toms is, “Ehe; Kaṭa, kaṭa, kaṭa. Ehe; Kaṭa, kaṭa, kaṭa.”