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Updated: June 12, 2025
And when the old woman looked in Rasalu's face she saw that it was kind, so she opened her heart to him, saying, with tears, 'O stranger, I had seven fair sons, and now I have but one left, for six of them have been killed by a dreadful giant who comes every day to this city to receive tribute from us, every day a fair young man, a buffalo, and a basket of cakes!
Time enough to take them away when you have won my head! Now, Raja Sarkap, seeing Rasalu's confident bearing, began to be afraid, and ordered all the women of his palace to come forth in their gayest attire and stand before Rasalu, so as to distract his attention from the game.
So time passed quite merrily until one night, when something dreadful happened. So dreadful that it will really require another chapter to describe it. But it was one night when Roy had been telling the little prince how "Râjah Rasâlu's friends forsook him for fear." And as this is rather a nice story, it shall be told here.
And they fell at Rasâlu's feet and groaned and moaned and prayed and wept. 'Let us go! Oh, hero, we are but men. We dare not follow you now. It is nothing to you; it is death to us to follow and be your friends. "Then tears came into Rasâlu's eyes, but he said no word of nay. 'Do as you will, he said to them. 'I will not bid you stay.
These words roused some recollection in Rasalu's mind, and when, just at this moment, the kitten in his pocket began to struggle, he remembered the warning which the corpse had given him about the dice made from dead men's bones. Then his heart rose up once more, and he called boldly to Raja Sarkap, 'Leave my horse and arms here for the present.
But King Sarkap replied scornfully: "Silly maiden, thy words make a lot Of a very small matter; For fear of my valour, I wot, His armour will clatter. As soon as I've eaten my bread I'll go forth and cut off his head!" Notwithstanding these brave and boastful words, he was in reality very much afraid, having heard of Rasalu's renown.
She chid the maidens, gathered up the broken alms, and setting the food aside, filled the plate with jewels and put it herself into Rasalu's hands, saying proudly 'Since when have the earrings been thine? Since when wert thou made a faqir? What arrow from Love's bow has struck thee? What seekest thou here? Do you beg of all women you see, Or only, fair Jogi, of me?
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