In a certain country there is a city. In the city there are two persons, an elder sister and a younger sister. There are two female children of the two persons.
The younger sister took to spinning cotton. At that time her daughter also came there. A roll of cotton was driven away in the wind out of the daughter’s hand. Then her mother beat the daughter. “Wherever it should go do thou bring back the roll of cotton,” she said. This girl, weeping and weeping, follows the roll of cotton.
She came to a betel plot which a lame man had made. To this girl who was following the roll of cotton the lame man says, “Anē! Pour water on this betel plot and go, please,” he said. Afterwards, having poured it she went on. “The betel has been plucked,” she said.
As she was going [she came to a place where] a dog was tied. “Anē! Younger sister, tie me in the shade and go, please,” he said. “While you are going home to-morrow there will be a haunch of a bull tied up [for you],” he said. So having tied the dog in the shade she went on.
Then the roll of cotton having gone on, stopped in a cane-brake. At that time a King came there. That girl was tying hooked sticks in order to get the roll of cotton. So the King said, “I will bring the roll of cotton. Go thou to the royal palace and cook,” he said.
The girl went and cooked. The King got the roll of cotton. The King having gone, gave the roll of cotton to the girl.
After he had given it, both of them ate the cooked rice. After they had eaten it the King called the girl to the house. Having called her, he said to the girl, “Please take from these boxes any box thou wantest,” he said.
Then the girl, having looked at them, took a small sandalwood box.
Afterwards the King said, “This will provide a livelihood for the persons who are rearing thee, also,” he said.
Taking the box, she came near the dog that was tied up. There the dog had tied up the haunch of a bull. Having taken the haunch of the bull from there, she came near the lame man. Having got betel from there, she came near her mother at the girl’s house.