The Story of the Five Men 

 Who Stole the King's Daughter, 



The story is told that once on a time in the olden days 

 there lived a certain king in a certain country who wanted to 

 marry his daughter to the son of a noble in that country. So 

 he made preparations for forty days and forty nights. The 

 days were like the nights and the nights like the days. While 

 this was going on the news was bruited abroad in other coun- 

 tries. 



There was a certain robber who wished to go and rob the 

 King's house. So he set off by himself. On the way he met 

 with another man, who said to him, " Where are you going 

 to ? " 



The robber, who is Number- One, replied, " I am off to 

 rob the house of the king, who is busy making all these 

 preparations." 



Number Two said, "Can I go with you ? " 



" What can you do ? " 



" If you get anything that you want to steal, I can carry 

 it for you." 



Number One said very good. So they set off together. 

 A little while after they met another man who also spoke to 

 them. 



This man said, " Where are you off to '? " 



Number One replied, "We are off to rob the house of 

 this king who is making all these preparations." 



Then said Number Three, " Can I come with you? " 



" What can you do ? " 



* A story by Penghulu Mohamed Noordin bin Joffar of Kota Stia 

 Lower Perak. Source unknown. 



R. A. Soc, No. 48, 1907. 



