Thereupon the King having said, “We do not want the disobedient son,” caused the executioners to be brought, and having said, “Having taken him and gone into the midst of the forest, you must behead him,” gave him [to them].
At that time the Prince’s Mother-Queen said to the executioners, “Don’t kill him”; and having spoken to them and given a hundred thousand masuran to the Prince, and said, “Without having come bounding into this country again, go you to another country and get your livelihood,” sent him away.
As the Prince was going away to another country, he saw that four persons, holding a man who is dead, are dragging him to the four sides, and he asked, “Anē! You are tormenting that dead man! Why?”
Then the men [said], “We four men are to get four hundred masuran from this man. [For us] to let him go, will you give the four hundred masuran?” they asked.
Thereupon this Prince, having seen the torment they were causing to the dead body, said, “It is good”; and having given four hundred masuran to the four men, and further having given five hundred masuran, and caused the corpse to be buried, the Prince went away. That dead man having gone, was [re]born, and became a fish in the sea.
When this Prince went from that city to another city, he saw that on account of a want of money the King was selling a Princess and two Princes of the King of the city; and this Prince having become inclined to take that Princess asked the price for the Princess. The King said, “It is a thousand masuran.” Then when the Prince looked at the account of the masuran which he had, except that there were a thousand masuran by account, there was not even one in excess.[2] After that, having been considering and considering it, he gave the thousand masuran, and taking the Princess, went away. That this Prince is a royal Prince no one knows.
Then this Prince, calling the Princess also, went to a house at which washermen stayed. The washermen asked, “Where are ye going?”
Thereupon the Princess and Prince said, “We are going to a place where they give to eat and to wear.”
Then the washermen, in order to take [them for] work for them, said, “It is good. If so, remain ye here.” Thereupon the two persons stayed there.
When they were [there] not much time, the washermen, thinking, “What are we giving to eat to these two for?” said, “Go ye to any quarter ye want.”