28 THE STORY OF KHERUDIN. 



of the seventh day and of the twice seven days and of the 

 forty days and of the hundred days after all this work of the 

 feasts had been settled, Zainal Abidin carefully followed out 

 to the letter the will of his father as regards the upbringing 

 of his youngest brother. 



After a very long time when Kherudin had grown up, the 

 eldest brother made a plan with his younger ones to go on a 

 trading voyage. They all replied that it was a most excellent 

 plan. So after this meeting they ordered the second son 

 of Kamarudin to get ready a very big ship and to load all sorts 

 of trading things therein. After voyaging for some days they 

 came to a country and the six brothers with Zainudin went to 

 lay before the king of the country all sorts of offerings in 

 homage, but the youngest brother was left to watch the ship. 

 Now Kherudin had been given a hundred dollars by his eldest 

 brother in order that he might buy anything that he fancied. 

 This had been ordered in his father's will. While he was 

 watching the ship, a certain man in the country who had been 

 keeping a mangy dog began to think on this wise. " What is 

 the good of taking care of this mangy dog ? The food that I 

 give it is only a loss." So that day he made up his mind to 

 destroy it by setting it adrift in the sea. But when the man 

 reached the shore leading the dog with him and Kherudin saw 

 that he meant to throw it into the sea, he said. " What are 

 you going to do with the dog ?" 



The owner replied. " I am going to set it adrift, because 

 it is mangy and I cannot afford to feed it any longer." 



Kherudin said, " Will you sell the dog ?" 

 ' The man said, " If you want to have it, take it." 



Kherudin said, " If you give it to me, I do not want it, 

 but if you will sell it for thirty dollars I will buy." 



When the dog's owner heard that he replied gladly, 

 " Take it." So Kherudin paid over thirty dollars, and the man 

 took it and went away back to his own house. A little later his 

 elder brothers came back from the palace, and found Kherudin 

 busy bathing his dog. They said to him. "Where did you 

 get the dog ?" 



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