Then the girl said, “I will get a dirty cloth [set] on your head.”
The King, after that man and girl went away, came and married her. Having married her, and stayed a little time, in order to make her a widow he went on a journey which delayed him six months.
Having waited until the time when he was going, what does this girl do? Having made up her hair-knot on the top of her head, tying it there, tying on a bosom necklace (mālayak) like the Heṭṭiyās, she went to the sewing-shop. Learning sewing for the whole of the six months, she sewed a good hat, putting a dirty cloth at the bottom [inside it], and above it having fastened [precious] stones; it was at the sewing-shop.
At that time, as that King, the six months having been spent, was coming home through the middle of the street, he saw a costly hat in the shop; and having given a thousand masuran, taking the hat and placing it on his head, he went away.
Having gone, he said to the girl, “I caused thee to be in widowhood, didn’t I? I said so.”
Then the girl said, “On your head you got my dirty cloth, didn’t you? I said so.”
The King said, “You are not old enough[1] to get your dirty cloth on my head.”
Thereupon the girl said, “Break up the hat and look.”
Then when the King broke up the hat and looked the dirty cloth was there. After that, having said, “The two persons are equal to each other,” they remained in much trust [in each other].
North-central Province.