After that, the Queen said, “If you will give me the sovereignty I will clear up the case.”
Thereupon he said, “It is good. Until you have heard the action I will give [you] the sovereignty.”
Having said, “It is good,” the Queen went away and informed the Ministers, and told them to bring three bundles of cord and a whip. These people came bringing them.
After that, the Queen having placed Big Heṭṭiyā on a support, told them to tie him. Having tied him, taking the whip and having said, “Will you give the gem? Will you give the gem?” she told them to flog him well. They flogged the Heṭṭiyā until blood came. Even after that he said, “No, indeed (nǣma).”
Having also tied Middle Heṭṭiyā in that manner, they flogged him; that Heṭṭiyā said, “No, indeed.”
Having seized and tied up Little Heṭṭiyā also, they flogged him in that very way. When they had been striking four or five blows, he said, “I will give the gem.” After that, she told him to bring the gem.
That Little Heṭṭiyā having gone running, when he came [after] taking it from the dung-hill where he had buried and kept it, she told Big Heṭṭiyā and Middle Heṭṭiyā to divide [the value of] it. She gave nothing to Little Heṭṭiyā.
Big Heṭṭiyā and Middle Heṭṭiyā divided [the value of] it between them.