58 FIVE MEN WHO STOLE THE KINGS DAUGHTER. 



" No matter how deep a thing may be in the sea I can 

 dive for it." , 



So all three went on together. It was not very long 

 before they met another man who also spoke to them. 

 " Where are you three going ? " 



Number One answered; " We three are going to rob the 

 house of the king who is making all these preparations ? "' 



Number Four said, " Can I come with 



YOU 



" W T hat can you do ? " 



1 What I can do is this : no matter how high a thing may 

 be, I can hit it with my bow and arrow." 



After this the four of them went on together. A little 

 while after they met another man who said to them, " Where 

 are you four men going to ? " 



Number One answered, " Wo want to rob the king's 

 house who is making all these preparations." 



Number Five said, " Can I come with you ? " 



" What can you do ? "-. 



" Even if a person has been dead for one or two days, I 

 can resuscitate him." 



Number One said very good. So the five of them went 

 on together. At last they reached the king's house about 

 midnight. Then Number One applied his magic and the eyes 

 of all the people in the king's fort fell fast asleep. So Number 

 One went into the king's house lifted all the goldware and 

 the silver and also took the king's daughter who was to be 

 married. Then he gave them to Number Two, who carried all 

 the stuff and also the king's daughter. The five went off into 

 jungles and out of jungles, up mountains and down mountains, 

 on to plains and across plains, and at last when it was day 

 they halted. The king's daughter was still asleep. They 

 then boiled enough rice for a meal. W T hen it was ready they 

 aroused the king's daughter. She started from her sleep and 

 glanced to the right and to the left, in front and behind. Then 

 she became very frightened and began to cry, she could eat no 



Jour. Straits Branch. 



