The Princess says, “Good work! That indeed was in my mind. Now then, there is no fear; we can remain,” she said.
The Vaedda King says, “You are very good. If you were not [here] to-day, no life for me. Owing to your faithfulness, indeed, I survive. Having taken off your clothes, and the tied things (belt, bracelets, necklace, etc.) and ornaments, give them into my hand, in order to place them on the [other] bank of that river, and come back,” he said.
Seizing them, and having taken them and placed them somewhere, and returned [he said], “Let us go; we have not any fear.”
Taking her to the middle of the river, he said, “Throughout this world there is not an evil bad woman like you.” Having said, “It is bad [even] to remain in the country in which is the woman who gave the sword sheath, in order to kill outright the Prince whom you married while young,—having tied your mind on me whom you saw to-day [only],” having said this, he bounded off and went away.
Her ornaments and her clothes having been lost, without even a place to go to for food or clothing, while she was on the bank of the river in the midst of the forest, a Jackal came running to the place where the Princess was staying, holding in his mouth a piece of meat.
Having come there [and seen the reflection of the meat in the water], he placed the piece of meat on the ground, and sprang to seize a piece of meat that was inside the river.
Then a kite that was flying above, having come, flew away, taking the piece of meat.
The Princess having been looking on at it, says, “Bola! Foolish Jackal! Putting aside the piece of meat that was in thy mouth, thou wentest to eat meat in the river! Was that good?”
After she had scolded him, the Jackal says, “Not like my foolishness was yours. Having been staying married to the King here, having indeed gone to be married to the Vaedda King seen [by you] at that very instant, now you are staying in that way, without even to eat or to wear, or even a place to go to. It is thou thyself hast done foolishness more than I.” Having said this, and scolded her well, he went away.
Afterwards the God Śakra having come, taking a Jackal’s disguise, because of the wickedness which the Princess did, bit her and tore her to pieces.