When the Rākshasa is coming seizing and eating the men in that way for a great number of years, the men of the islet having become finished, at one house, only, men have remained over. In that family there are two parents and four children. The names of the four are One-cubit, Two-cubits, Three-cubits, Four-cubits.
While these children are there, the Rākshasa seized even both the parents of these children. Out of the children, the child called Four-cubits is a female child. The female child for grief at the loss of her mother is weeping and weeping. While these three elder brothers are unable to pacify her, one day at night, One-cubit having spoken says, “Two-cubits, Three-cubits, being now without our mother and father, there is not a thing for us to eat. Our younger sister having remembered mother at all times, is weeping and weeping. Because of it, I and Two-cubits having gone to a country, will come back [after] seeking something for you to eat. Three-cubits, you stay [at home], looking after and soothing younger sister.”
One-cubit and Two-cubits having crossed over from the island, and having gone on and on, arrived at a country. Having arrived, while they are going thus, they met with a youth who is looking after cattle. Having met with him, he asked these two, “Where are you two going?”
“We two are going seeking any sort of livelihood,” they said.
“Can you two stay to look after cattle?” he asked. “We can,” they said.
Having said, “Come. Our Gamarāla has many cattle. For looking after them he still wants people,” this youth who looks after cattle, calling these two, went to the Gamarāla’s house.
When they went, the Gamarāla asked this youth who looks after the cattle, “Who are these two youths?” “These two came seeking a livelihood,” he said.
Then the Gamarāla asks these youths, “What can ye do for a living?” “We can graze cattle,” they said.
Then the Gamarāla asked the big youth, “What name?” “One-cubit,” he said. He asked the younger youth, “What is thy name?” “Two-cubits,” he said.
Thereupon the Gamarāla, having given charge of one hundred cattle to One-cubit, and one hundred cattle to Two-cubits, said, “Having thoroughly caused the cattle given to you to eat and drink, and having looked after them, not giving the cattle to jungle quadrupeds, ye must bring them in the evening, and completely put them in the folds,” the Gamarāla said.