When this party are going near that house they ask at the hand of that eldest daughter, “Where [is he], Bola? Isn’t thy Turtle going hunting?”
Thereupon the Princess remains grieved at it. The Turtle, who had heard it, having called the Princess (dēvi), said, “Go to the royal palace, and asking for a horse and a sword for me bring them.” At that speech the Princess went and asked for them at the King’s hand. At that time the King having said, “For the Turtle what horses! what swords!” became angry at the Princess. The Princess having become grieved, told the Turtle that her father the King will not give them.
After that, having said, “Asking for an old mare and a short sword, come [with them],” he sent her yet [another] time. After that, he gave her an old mare and a short sword. Having given them, after she brought them to the Turtle’s house, to the Princess the Turtle says, “Pull creepers, and having placed me on the back of the mare, twine them [round me and the mare].”
Thereupon the Princess having pulled creepers, wrapped [them round him on the mare]. Having wrapped them, making [the mare] bound he went somewhat far; and having come out of the turtle-shell, the Prince (as he now was), taking the lute, played the lute for the Virgin Women to come. Then the Virgin Women came.
After they came, because those Princes went in white clothes on the backs of white horses, this Prince said, “You must bring and give me very speedily an excellent[6] horse, and a white dress, and an excellent[6] sword.” Thereupon with that speed they brought and gave them.
After they gave them, the Prince, having tied the old mare at a tree, putting on the [dress and] ornaments they brought, mounted on the back of the white horse. Having gone to a very large open place, and placed (that is, hung from his shoulder) the bag called Kokka, he thought, “A great number of all quadrupeds must assemble together in my presence.” After that, all the quadrupeds that were in the midst of that forest, the whole having come, collected together.
Without those six Princes meeting with any animal whatever, they approached near the Prince who had collected these quadrupeds together. Having arrived and said, “O Lord, where is Your Majesty going in the midst of this forest?” [the Princes], having paid reverence to him, made obeisance.
Thereupon the Prince says, indeed, “I am the person who exercises sovereignty over the whole of the wild animals in the midst of this forest. Where are ye fellows going?” he asked falsely.
At that time these six Princes said thus regarding it, “O Lord, we six persons came hunting; we did not meet with any animal whatever,” they said.
Thereupon this Prince says thus, “To you six persons I will give six deer should you cut off and give [me] six [pieces] of your cloths,” he said.