Next day, having buried the girl, the father-in-law and the son-in-law came to their village.
After they went, the son-in-law, having become desirous to eat cakes, told [his wife] to cook cakes. Thereupon the Gamarāla’s wife said there was no palm sugar. On account of it, the son-in-law, having become hostile, was minded to go once again to the village at which the Gamarāla’s elder daughter was given [in marriage].
Having gone there, he said to the Gamarāla’s daughter, “Anē! Mother-in-law having died, I came here to tell you of the pinkama.[10] The pinkama is on the day after to-morrow. Because of it, cooking a few cakes and the like, come,” he said. Thereupon the Gamarāla’s daughter wept.
Then this son-in-law says, “What are you crying for? As for the name ‘crying,’ we also cried. Through crying you will not meet with her. Because of it, plucking and setting to ripen a spike of plantains and the like, and cooking a few cakes, come on the day after to-morrow.” Having said this he came back.
Having come there, he said to the Gamarāla and the whole of the other persons who were listening, “Father-in-law, your daughter having died, the pinkama is on the day after to-morrow. Because of it, they said to the whole of you that you are to go [after] plucking and setting to ripen spikes of plantains, and cooking cakes.”
Afterwards the Gamarāla, the Gamarāla’s wife, the son-in-law, the son-in-law’s wife, all having wept and wept, cooked cakes and milk-rice; and taking ripe plantains, and tying pingo (carrying-stick) loads of cakes and spikes of plantains, the two parties went until the time when they came face to face.
When they are coming in contact the Gamarāla’s wife goes weeping, “Anē! Daughter, he said you died.”
Thereupon the daughter comes weeping, “Anē! Mother, it is for your pinkama we came here.”
While both parties, having made lamentation in this manner, are weeping, the son-in-law who knows the Gamarāla’s New Speech, said, “To-day also you cannot cook cakes! Eat ye,” and began to eat the cakes.
After that, their troubles being allayed, when they asked from this one, “What is this you said?” he said, “This indeed, father-in-law, is a little of the New Speech. For the purpose of your getting to know it I did it.”