42 THE STORY OF KHERUDIN. 



When the king heard this report his grief at once disap- 

 peared. While the maid was away seeing the king, Kherudin 

 arose from his sleep. Both husband and wife then proceeded 

 to bathe. When the bathing was over, they had breakfast. 

 They lived together very happily. 



After a very long time the king abdicated in favour of 

 Kherudin. As long as Kherudin was king the country increas- 

 ed in peace and became more and more populous. Kherudin 

 was styled Sultan Kherudin Shah because he was so very wise 

 and clever, and because he took such great care of all the 

 natives of the land and because he so fostered all the strangers. 

 His dignity increased and his name became more and more 

 famous in the neighbouring lands. 



One day he summoned all the great men of the country 

 and all his brothers. When they were all assembled and he 

 was seated on his throne of state, he made his eldest brother 

 the chief minister of state and the other five brothers the keep- 

 er of his buffaloes, of his cattle, of his goats, of his sheep, and 

 of his fowls, each with his separate work. And his kingdom 

 became more and more firm. He may be reigning still, 

 Heaven alone knoweth. 



The Story of Kherudin. 



Alkesah maka ada-lah pada masa dahulu kala maka ada-lah 

 sa'orang saudagar nama Saudagar Mansur, maka ada-lah anak- 

 nya laki-laki tujoh orang. Maka sangat-lah kaya-nya. Maka 

 pada satu hari dengan takdir Allah sakit-lah ia dengan ber- 

 berapa kasakitan amat sangat, maka ber-berapa tabib dan ber- 

 berapa boraor akan mengubati ini saudagar tiada juga mahu 

 baik. Maka pada satu hari di-panggil-nya-lah anak-nya katujoh- 

 nya dan pada waktu itu ber-wasiat-lah ia kapada anak-nya 

 yang tua nama Zainal Abidin dan yang tengah-nya nama 

 Kamarudindan yang alang-nyanama Shamsudin dan yang uda- 

 nya nama Babakudin dan yang bongsu-nya nama Kherudin. 

 Maka kata bapa-nya " Hai Zainal Abidin pada hari ini telah aku 

 ber-wasiat-lah kapada kamu. Fasal adek kamu Kherudin -ini 



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