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palace (bértandang), hoping to kill the bride-groom on the way- 
By means of his father’s magic stone the hero creates a city and 
palace and castle. The white rat, who is really Raja Indra Bayu 
in animal shape, goes to fairy-land and invites Mambang Indra _ 
Segara and his younger son Mambang Ratna Dewa to the wedding. 
The harbour-master comes and with limbs and beard: trembling 
and face as “ white as a pealed mushroom,” sees the city and palace 
the hero has ereated, understands he is a fairy prince and does 
obeisance. The princess’ father hears music and sends viziers to 
see what it portends. They are fed by means of the magic ring 
and return and tell their master of the city and palace and its 
furniture. The king sends his future son-in-law word that the 
99 princes will attack him during the wedding procession. The 
hero begs him not to prevent them. Mambang. Indra Segara des- 
cends to earth on a magic carpet (hamparan késaktian). The 
hero’s mother sorrows over her mortal form. The young hawk who 
is really a fairy Darkasila (SuulS 50) flies to fairy-land and 
pleads for her with Dewa Laksana Dewa, who with his consort 
descends to earth for his grand-child’s wedding after begging 
Dewa Betara Brahma to restore to his daughter “her fairy shay pe. 
On a moonlight night Betara Brahma descends and Br fi 
Princess Tate loun Chahaya with golden flowers and rainbow water 
(ayer pancha rona dari ké, yangan) restores her fairy beauty, ad- 
dressing her as “ Blue Lotus.” The hero goes to the wedding on 
the flying carpet. Darkasila and his hawks. fight the followers of 
the 99 princes. After the wedding Dewa Laksana Dewa and his 
fairy followers fly up to fairy-land on a magic carpet. A marriage 
is arranged at last between the hero’s mpther and Mambang Indra 
Segara. The hero picks up his magic stone. City and castle 
vanish. He and his bride and her father set out for home. The 
99 princes waylay them but let the father pass. By his magic 
stone the hero creates a pleasance. His magic knife fights the 
princess. Fifty of them surrender and later fight the remaining 
49 but fail to worst them whereupon the hero calls his dragon 
friend Ratna Gempita to capture them:—the magic knife would 
kill them and the hawks blind them. All the princes who escape 
death acknowledge the hero’s suzerainty. ‘he hero releases the 
hawk and the white rat to return to fairy-land, whence they visit 
him often. He rules the kingdom of Indra Mahadewa happily 
with his consort. 
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