CH. VII.] 



Romances. 



He 



trees, and some resembling ani- 

 mals ; but the trees of the forest 

 were still obscured from sight by 

 the dense vapour rising from the 

 dew. The light of the sun now 

 began to appear, glancing from the 

 interstices of the mountains like 

 the countenance of a lovely virgin, 

 whilst its beams shooting upwards 

 exhibited the appearance of flags 

 and banners waving in fi'ont of an 

 army marching to battle." 



pangkat pangkat, maka awau ditupi 

 langit itu biirbagie rupanya, ada 

 yang spiirti pohon kayu, dan ada 

 y ang spiirti binatang rupanya.maka 

 sagala pohon rimba itu pun tiadalah 

 klihatan ktlxna kabot ulih iimbun. 

 Maka chaya matahari pun tiir- 

 bitlah mtimanohar manchar deri 

 chulah chiilah gunong, spurti muka 

 anak darah yang elok i-upanya, 

 dan rupa sinamya yang muman- 

 char kaatasspiirtitunggol dan mega 

 dihadapan lawan akan prang." 



" The king was highly pleased 

 with the manners and disposition 

 of Dema Indra, as weU as with 

 his graceful person and superior 

 understanding. He said to him, 

 ' Partake of betel, my son.' Dena 

 Itidra having accordingly partaken, 

 returned the betel-stand to the 

 king, who thus addressed him : 

 ' I have sent for you, my son, in 

 order to make known to you a 

 resolution taken by me some time 

 since ; that to the person who hav- 

 ing counted out ten large measures 

 of sesame seed and as many mea- 

 sures of sand, thoroughly blended 

 together, should be able to separate 

 the grains of the one from the 

 grains of the other, and to complete 

 the performance of the task in the 

 course of a day ; to such person 

 alone should I give the hand of 

 my daughter in marriage.' I)en-a 

 Indra smiled on hearing the king's 

 words, knowing them to proceed 

 from the artful suggestion of the 

 princes (his rivals), and bowing 

 replied, 'whatever may be your 

 majesty's injunctions, your servant 



" Maka baginda pun tSrlalu 

 sangat biirkiinan mulihat lakunya 

 dan piikiirtinya Dewa Indi-a itu, 

 tambahan pula diingan bait ru- 

 panya, diingan arif bijaksananya. 

 Suraya katanya, 'Makanlah sireh, 

 ya anakku.' Maka Dewa Indra 

 itupun lalu makan sireh sa'kapor, 

 maka dipiirsiimbahkaneya kapada 

 Dewa Indra, katanya : ' hie anakku, 

 adapun ayahanda miinyuroh mii- 

 manggil tuan kamari ini, kuma 

 ayahanda ini sudahbiirtitah dahulu ; 

 shahadan barang siapa dapat mum- 

 bUang biji lang yang sa'puloh 

 koyan, dan pasir sapuloh koyan 

 juga, maka dichamporkan antara 

 kaduanya itu, kiimdian maka dipi- 

 lehnya pasir dan biji lang itu, 

 shahadan maka habislah dungan 

 sa 'hari itu juga, atau kapada 

 malam, maka iyalah akan suami 

 tuan putri.' Maka Dewa Indra 

 Kayangan itupim tursunyum, dan 

 taulah iya akan tipu itu deripada 

 anak rajah rajah itu juga, maka 

 Dewa Indra itupun munyumbah 

 siiraya kaatanya, ' maua titah deri 

 bawa duli tuaiiku, patik junjong.' 



