Then the Ministers say, “What fighting dost thou know? Do thou be silent, doing nothing.” Having said it, they scolded the Prince. After that, the Prince having bounded to one side, remained doing nothing.
Then, having begun the battle, they were fighting; on this side many Ministers were cut down. [After] cutting them down, this side is coming to lose. The Prince having seen it, taking a weapon of that dead Minister’s, fought and cut down the King and army of that side; and this side having conquered, the Ministers and the remaining people and this Prince came to the city.
The Ministers having come to the royal palace, said to the King, “Many of our army died.”
Then the King asked, “If so, owing to whom did you win in this battle?”
The Ministers said, “A youngster went with us. It is owing to the youngster, indeed, that we conquered.”
Afterwards the King asked, “Where is the boy?” As the Prince was here he went before the King. The King asked, “From what country camest thou?”
The Prince said, “I am a stranger.”
Then the King asked, “What dost thou want done?”
The Prince said, “I will take anything I receive.” After that the King gave him villages, gave goods.
After that, staying in these villages, that man and the Prince, both of them, were obtaining a livelihood from the goods. At the time when they were [there], the King had become very aged. While he was thus the King died.