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And they fought long and fiercely, till at last the horror died, and Rasalu returned to watch in peace. Now, when morning broke, Raja Rasalu called his sleeping servants, and the carpenter showed with pride the body of the serpent he had killed. 'Tis but a small snake! quoth the Raja. 'Come and see what I killed in the cave!
Nevertheless, Rasalu went up to it boldly, and cried aloud, 'Who are you? and what brings you here? Then the awful unspeakable horror replied, 'I have killed everything for thrice twelve miles around! Who are you that dare come hither? Whereupon Rasalu drew his mighty bow, and pierced the horror with an arrow, so that it fled into a cave, whither the Prince followed it.
'I order you now! returned the Jogi. 'Go and beg enough for you and for me. So Raja Rasalu rose up, and stood at the gate of Queen Sundran's palace, in his Jogi's dress, and sang, 'Alakh! at thy threshold I stand, Drawn from far by the name of thy charms; Fair Sundran, with generous hand, Give the earring-decked Jogi an alms!
Now when the sixty-nine fair maidens, daughters of the king saw that Rasalu had performed his task, they set him another, bidding him swing them all, one by one, in their swings, until they were tired. Whereupon he laughed, saying, "There are seventy of you, counting my little bride yonder, and I am not going to spend my life swinging girls!
Then Rasalu returned to his master with the sweets, and after that he went away from the place, for he feared lest the Queen, knowing who he was, might try to keep him prisoner. And beautiful Sundran waited for the Jogi's cry, and when none came, she went forth, proud and stately, to ask the old Jogi whither his pupil had gone.
Now, when Raja Rasalu and the goldsmith's son slept, a snake came out of a thicket hard by, and crept towards the sleepers. 'Who are you? quoth the carpenter lad, 'and why do you come hither? 'I have destroyed all things within twelve miles! returned the serpent. 'Who are you that have dared to come hither?
But Rasâlu went on his way." Now the terrible thing that happened was one which Foster-father might have expected, but for two things. One was the sentry who walked up and down all night long below the high second-story windows of the central room.
'I am fair Lona's son; my father's name Great Salbahan, who reigns at Sialkot. I am Rasalu; for thy beauty's fame These ashes, and the Jogi's begging note, To see if thou wert fair as all men say; Lo! I have seen it, and I go my way!
Why, by the time I have given each of you a swing, the first will be wanting another! No! if you want a swing, get in, all seventy of you, into one swing, and then I'll see what can be done." So the seventy maidens climbed into one swing, and Raja Rasalu, standing in his shining armour, fastened the ropes to his mighty bow, and drew it up to its fullest bent.
So he bade the women be comforted, and for the future take pitchers of iron and brass, and gave new ones from his treasury to those who did not possess any of their own. But when Prince Rasalu saw the women returning to the well with pitchers of iron and brass, he laughed to himself, and drew his mighty bow till the sharp-pointed arrows pierced the metal vessels as though they had been clay.
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