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sions, but peeping out he satisfied himself that the fruit-seller 

 was really his brother Raja Besar. 



After this, Raja Donan caused rich raiment to be prepared, 

 and one day when the old couple came on board he caused 

 them to be suitably arrayed and seated in a place of honour. 

 They were much frightened and amazed, but presently the 

 BANDAHARA came in and made himself known to them and 

 presented RAJA DONAN to them as their son whom they had 

 once cast away. Then the newly met relatives wept for joy 

 together. No time was now lost in resuscitating the ancient 

 glories of the capital. The crews of all the vessels were land- 

 ed and with their aid and by the magic power of RAJA DONAN, 

 walls and moats were repaired, palaces rose again from their 

 ruins, warriors and courtiers took their places and performed 

 their duties, as of old, and RAJA BESAR and his consort were 

 enthroned in their ancient state and splendour. 



It only remained to punish the lying astrologers, and RAJA 

 DONAN, Raja PiAKAS and the ugly boy now started up-coun- 

 try, disguised as peasants, and made their way to the new 

 city where the seven brethren lived and governed. On arrival 

 there the wayfarers fell in with the old astrologer who had 

 prophesied Raja Donan'S good luck. He at once recognised 

 and made obeisance to the Raja, and took him and his com- 

 panions to live in his house and told them all about the state 

 of the country. Through him, RAJA Donan'S arrival and 

 identity were made known to all his father's old chiefs and a 

 plan of operations was concerted. 



One day RAJA DONAN and his two companions presented 

 themselves at the hall of audience where the seven brethren 

 sat with their chiefs and nobles. They pretended to have come 

 for the purpose of trade, and received gracious promises of 

 encouragement, but suddenly, at a sign from Raja DONAN, the 

 chiefs and warriors rose and secured the seven impostors, who 

 were forthwith carried down to Mandi Angin and put into an 

 iron cage. Half of the inhabitants of the town were taken 

 down to Mandi Angin, the old capital, and the rest were left 

 to populate the new settlement. Mandi Angin was now once 

 more as prosperous and peaceful as it had ever been. 



