Thereupon, the garland-making mother, having gone to take the thing which she had put in the lowest earthen pot that was at the bottom of three or four earthen pots, when she looked saw that a Princess was in it, and being pleased took her out. Then the garland-making mother says, “This Princess is good for my son,” and she gave her in marriage to him.
Not much time afterwards, at the time when he was sleeping in that manner [which he mentioned to his father], placing his head on the waist-pocket of the above-mentioned Princess, the Ministers of the King of that country having seen it, told the tale to the King.
On the following day, on seeing the garland-making mother he said, “Your son is a very great clever person. In the midst of the Great Sea there will be a great Blue-Lotus flower. Because of [his cleverness] tell him to bring and give me it,” he said.
The garland-making mother having come away weeping and weeping, came home. Thereupon, the Goat Queen asks, “What, mother, (maeniyan wahansa), are you crying for?” she asked.
The mother says, “He said that he is to bring the Blue-Lotus flower that is in the midst of the Great Sea.”
“Without fear on that account, eat cooked rice,” she said. Having waited a little time, she asked, “Can you bring and give [me] three handfuls of sand from a place they are not trampling on?”
Having said “I can,” she brought and gave them.
The daughter-in-law, taking the three handfuls of sand, and having given them into the hand of her husband, says, “Having gone, taking those three handfuls of sand, throw down a handful; white sand will open out. Having gone upon that white sand, throw down the next handful; [the sand will then be extended]. Having thrown down the other handful of sand [the sand-bank will extend to the flower]; then taking the Queen of the Blue-Lotus flower, and plucking the flower, come back,” she said.
Having gone in the manner stated by his Queen, taking the Queen and the Blue-Lotus flower he came back. Marrying the Queen, he gave the Blue-Lotus flower into the mother’s hand. The garland-making mother having gone to the royal house, and given the Blue-Lotus flower to the King, came back.
Thereupon, the Ministers having come, for the above-mentioned Prince there was one Queen before; at the time when they looked now there are two. “Now then, indeed, the King will not succeed in exercising the sovereignty,” they said.