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Updated: July 19, 2025
I have killed all living things that have ventured within ten miles of this my place of rest, it hissed, 'and now I will slay you, too! So they fought and fought, but the Goldsmith-lad he killed the snake in the end.
"You know, great Kingly child," began Roy, "how Râjah Rasâlu was born and how Râjah Rasâlu set out into the world to seek for fortune, taking with him his dear horse, Baunwa-iraki, his parrot, Kilkila, who had lived with him since he was born, besides the Carpenter-lad and the Goldsmith-lad, who had sworn never to leave their young master.
Now, just as Rasâlu wiped his sword the sleepers awoke from their sleep. 'See here! said the Goldsmith-lad with pride, 'what I killed in my lonely watch. 'Pooh! only a snake! said the Carpenter-lad; 'see the dragon I have killed. But Rasâlu took them both by the hand and led them into the cave; but dead as it was, they shrieked with fear at the Awful Horror they saw.
Then he hid the body behind a bush lest the others should be afraid, and roused Rasâlu from out his sleep to take his share of the watch; while he in turn by the Goldsmith-lad lay down to take his rest. "And while they slept and Rasâlu waked a THING slid out from the trees; an awful THING! No man could tell th' unspeakable horror of it.
And lest the heart of the prince should sink, they sang a cheering song: "'Cradled till now on softest down, Leaves are thy bed to-night; Yet grieve not thou at fortune's frown, Brave men heed not her slight. "And while they slept and the goldsmith watched, a snake slid out from the trees. 'Now, who are you? quoth the Goldsmith-lad, 'who come to disturb his rest? 'Lo!
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