The Tom-tom Beater having said “Hā,” very loudly beat, “Dombitan̥, Dombitan̥.”
Then when the Rākshasa, without asking the woman [about this noise] was ascending a great distance along the ladder, in order to go to the upper floor, the Tom-tom Beater dropped the rice pestle on the Rākshasa, and dropped the rice mortar. When he dropped the millet stone the Rākshasa died.
The Tom-tom Beater, taking the tom-tom, went to his village. The Gamarāla calling the Rākshasa’s wife [in marriage] remained at the Rākshasa’s village.
The Evidence that the Appuhāmi ate Paddy Dust. (Variant d.)
In a certain country a Padu[14] man, and an Appuhāmi[15] having joined together, went away on a journey, it is said. Of the two persons, the Padu man tied up for himself a packet of cooked rice, the Appuhāmi tied up for himself a packet of paddy dust, it is said.
Those two persons having gone taking the two packets, when the time for eating cooked rice in the daytime arrived they halted at one spot, and having become ready to eat cooked rice, unfastened the two packets, it is said. At the time when they unfastened the two packets, the two persons mutually saw the Padu man’s cooked rice and curry, and the Appuhāmi’s paddy dust. Having seen them, without having spoken they ate the food in their own packets, and having stayed a little time, set off and went away.
When they are going a considerable distance, a man came, bringing a tom-tom (berayak) to sell.
The Paddā having asked the price of the tom-tom from the man who brings the tom-tom to sell, said to the Appuhāmi, “Please take and give me this tom-tom.”