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I am his sworn enemy, and I eat not of his salt!" So saying, he threw the sweetmeats to Raja Sarkap's dog, which had followed the slave, and lo! the dog died. Then Rasalu was very wroth, and said bitterly, "Go back to Sarkap, slaves! and tell him that Rasalu deems it no act of bravery to kill even an enemy by treachery."

'to play chaupur with King Sarkap, the corpse begged him to give up the idea, saying, 'I am King Sarkap's brother, and I know his ways. Every day, before breakfast, he cuts off the heads of two or three men, just to amuse himself. One day no one else was at hand, so he cut off mine, and he will surely cut off yours on some pretence or another.

Then Sarkap brought all his skill to bear on the third and last game, saying 'O moulded pieces, favour me to-day! For sooth this is a man with whom I play. No paltry risk but life and death at stake; As Sarkap does, so do, for Sarkap's sake! But Rasalu answered back 'O moulded pieces, favour me to-day! For sooth it is a man with whom I play.

No paltry risk but life and death at stake; As Sarkap does, so do, for Sarkap's sake!" But Rasalu answered back, "Oh moulded pieces! favour me to-day! For sooth it is a man with whom I play. No paltry risk but life and death at stake; As Heaven does, so do, for Heaven's sake!" So they began to play, whilst the women stood round in a circle, and the kitten watched Dhol Raja from the window.

I am his sworn enemy, and I eat not of his salt! So saying, he threw the sweetmeats to Raja Sarkap's dog, which had followed the slaves, and lo! the dog died. Then Rasalu was very wroth, and said bitterly, 'Go back to Sarkap, slaves! and tell him that Rasalu deems it no act of bravery to kill even an enemy by treachery.

Now when morning broke and Rasalu said he must continue his journey, the headless corpse asked him whither he was going, and when he said "to play chaupur with King Sarkap," the corpse begged him to give up the idea saying, "I am King Sarkap's brother, and I know his ways. Every day, before breakfast, he cuts off the heads of two or three men, just to amuse himself.