Again, in that manner, when she had been there a long time, people began to say to the King, “No Brāhmaṇa; that is a woman indeed.”
Then the King again said to the servants, “To-morrow, inviting the Brāhmaṇa, go to my betel garden. If it be a woman, she will pluck many betel leaves, and go away after putting them in her waist pocket. If it be a Brāhmaṇa, he will pluck one betel leaf, and holding it near his eye he will come away turning it round and round.” Hearing that also from the roof of the palace, the Brāhmaṇa’s parrot having gone to the Brāhmaṇa said, “The King says so and so.”
Next day, the King’s Ministers having gone to the school said, “Let us go to the betel garden,” and inviting the Brāhmaṇa, went there. Keeping in mind the words said by the parrot, in that very manner breaking off one betel leaf, and holding it near the eye, she came away turning it round and round. The King, looking on at it also, said, “From to-day I shall cut with this sword the one who says again that it is a woman.”
After that, the Brāhmaṇa having carved a figure like the Princess, gave it into the hands of the scholars, and said, “Taking this, go and collect donations (samādama). After you have gone, inviting to come with you him who on seeing this figure recognises it, return with him.”
After the scholars, taking the figure, had gone to a city, the seven Vaeddās saw it, and said, “Here is the Princess.” Having drawn near they asked, “How is it that she has gone away for such a long time since she went from here that day? Where is she now?”
Then the scholars, saying, “She is now at our city; let us go there,” inviting those seven persons, returned with them. After they had come to the school the Brāhmaṇa said, “Cut them down, the seven persons.”
After they had cut them down, the Brāhmaṇa said to the scholars, “Take this again. Again inviting him whom you meet, return with him.”
The scholars took it again, and while they were going to another city met that Karumāntayā. After he had said, “Anē! Ammē! Where did you go for such a long time? Where is she now?” the scholars replied, “The Princess is now at our city; let us go there.” After they had come to the school the Brāhmaṇa said, “Cut down that one also.”
After they had cut him down, she said to the scholars, “Take this again.” The scholars, taking it, and having gone to another city, met with the Prince. Having come in front of it, the Prince fell down weeping. The scholars said, “Do not weep. She is in our city; let us go there.”
After they had come to the school, the Brāhmaṇa arose quickly, and having thrown off the Brāhmaṇa clothing, dressed herself in her Princess’s robes. Having prepared warm water and made the Prince bathe, the Princess cooked ample food, and gave him to eat.