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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.
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."
Now he, forgetful of the dead man's warning, played with the dice given him by Raja Sarkap, besides which, Sarkap let loose his famous rat, Dhol Raja, and it ran about the board, upsetting the chaupur pieces on the sly, so that Rasalu lost the first game, and gave up his shining armour.
Now he, forgetful of the dead man's warning, played with the dice given him by Raja Sarkap; then, in addition, Sarkap let loose his famous rat, Dhol Raja, and it ran about the board, upsetting the chaupur pieces on the sly, so that Rasalu lost the first game, and gave up his shining armour.
Or lower thy lance for the fray; Thy head will be forfeit to-day! Dost love life? then, stranger, I pray, Turn thee back! turn thee back!" But he, smiling at the maiden, answered lightly: "Fair maiden, I come from afar, Sworn conqueror in love and in war! King Sarkap my coming will rue, His head in four pieces I'll hew; Then forth as a bridegroom I'll ride, With you, little maid, as my bride!"
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.
Then the kitten went and sat at the window through which the rat Dhol Raja used to come, and the game began. After a while, Sarkap, seeing Raja Rasalu was winning, called to his rat, but when Dhol Raja saw the kitten he was afraid, and would not go further. So Rasalu won, and took back his arms.
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. But he never even looked at them, and drawing the dice from his pocket, said to Sarkap, "We have played with your dice all this time; now we will play with mine."
Now, when he reached the city of King Sarkap, seventy maidens, daughters of the King, came out to meet him seventy fair maidens, merry and careless, full of smiles and laughter; but one, the youngest of them all, when she saw the gallant young Prince riding on Bhaunr Iraqi, going gaily to his doom, was filled with pity, and called to him, saying
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.
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