The Heṭṭiyā said, “Yes.”
After that, the King decided that he would give his youngest daughter to the slave youth (as his wife), so he sent away the Heṭṭiyā, and the Princess with the slave youth.
As those three were going to the Heṭṭiyā’s house, the Heṭṭiyā, becoming hungry while on the way, gave money into the hand of the Prince, and said, “With this money get three gills of rice, and with these ten sallis (half farthings) get a sun-dried fish, and come back and cook them.” He gave money for it separately into the Prince’s hand.
The Prince having bought three gills of rice with the money given for it, and placed it on the hearth to boil, took the ten sallis and went to the shops for the dried fish. When he looked at the dried fish there was none to get for ten sallis.
As he was coming back bringing the ten sallis, a man was on the road, having laid down a heap of dried fish. When the Prince came there the man asked him, “Where, younger brother, are you going?”
The Prince said, “I came for a dried fish; I have ten sallis. There being no dried fish to get for ten sallis I am going away.”
Then the man said, “Give me the ten sallis. Take any dried fish you want.”
So the Prince having given the ten sallis to the trader, selected a large dried fish, and putting it on his shoulder, as he was coming near the river the dried fish was laughing. After laughing, it asked, “Are you taking me in this manner to cook?”
The Prince replied, “Yes, to cook indeed.”
The dried fish said, “Do not take me. You are going to die now. From that I will deliver you. Put me into the river.”