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Mother, telling her, that he would find 
means to efcape the hands of his Uncle, 
and deliver her out of her Prifon. Then 
fpeaking to his Father, Pray, fays he, 
carry me to Goggel on the other fide of 
the River Siemmena to the Brahman Nen^ 
whofe Wife being lately brought to Bed 
of a Daughter, exchange me for her, 
and leave the reft to iny difpofal. 
IVajftndcuw anfwer'd, how is it pofii- 
ble to remove thee out of a Chamber 
fo clofely guarded and kept, that not the 
leaft thing could pafs in or out ? Kifna 
(this was the Child's Name) reply'd, the 
Doors (hall be open'd to thee, and the 
Guards fo overcome with Sleep, that no- 
thing fliall ftop thy free PalTage j he had 
no fooner fpoken thefe words but the 
feven Doors onenM themfelves, fo that 
Waffendeuvp took the Child and carried hinl 
off without the leaft hinderance. But 
coming to the River Siemmena diredly 
oppofite to Go£gel, Ktfna'i Father per- 
ceiving the Current to be very ftrong 
(it being in the midft of the rainy Sea- 
fon ) and not knowing which way to pafs 
it, Kifm commanded the Water to give 
way on both fides to his Father, who ac- 
cordingly pafs'd dry-footed crofs the Ri- 
ver, being all the way guarded by a Ser- 
pent that held her Head over the Child 
to ferve it inftead of an Umbrella. The 
Benjans call this Serpent Sickenafy. Coming 
to the Brahman s Houfe, the Door open'd 
it felf, and finding the Brahman and his 
Wife afleep, he exchang'd his Son for 
their Daughter, which he carried along 
with him to the Caftle. In fliort, the 
Water afforded him once more a free 
Fafiage, and finding the Doors of the; 
Caftle open, and the Guards afteep, he 
lock'd them after him,; and delivered the 
Girl to his Wife. 
The Guards hearing the Child cry foon 
after, enter'd the Chamber, fnatch'dit 
from the unfortunate Parents, and brought 
it to Ragia Kam, who finding it a Girl, 
upbraided the Brahman with want of Skill, 
yet for fear of the worft, was going to 
jftrike the Head againft a Stone ; but the 
Child flipping out of his hands flew up 
into the Air, and told him, It was in vain 
to attempt to murder her, fmce he that was 
to take away his Head and his Kingdom^ to 
revenge the Death of h'vs five Brothers and a 
Sijler, was fafe at Goggel. This faid, it 
flew up high into the Air, where it was 
turn'd into Lightning by Viflnum^ a thing 
never fecn before in the V\/orId. 
Ragia Kans not a little furpriz'd at this 
Accident, confulted all his Friends what 
had bcft to do in this Emergency , but 
none being able to advife him to any 
purpofe, whilft he was very melancholy 
and ruminating upon the oddnefs of the 
thing, he underftood that the pious 
Brahman Nen who liv'd at Goggel^ had a 
raoft beautiful Son, which put it into his 
head, whether it might not perhaps be he 
who was to take Revenge of him for his 
Tyrannies. At laft, to make fure v/ork,he 
refolv'd to have the Child kiil'd ; but not 
thinking it fafe to undertake fo hainous a 
thing bare-fac'd (for fear of the com- 
mon People ) he made his Applications 
to his eldeft Sifter Poetena^ enjoyning her 
as ftie tender'd his Life, to go with fome 
Prefents to this Brahman's Houfe, and to 
endeavour to kill this Child, by anointing 
her Teats with Poifoni 
Accordingly coming Vv'ith confiderable 
Prefents to the Child's Mother at Goggel^ 
fhe vviftiM her much joy, and taking the 
Child in her Lap, fhe gave ample Re- 
commendations of its Beauty, and then 
Rifling and playing with the Child, laid 
it to her Breaft : But this Child being 
proof againft all Poifon, did fuck away not 
only all her Milk, but likewife the Blood 
out of her Veins, till flie dropt down dead 
upon the fpot. 
Ragia forely afflifted with this News, 
releas'd his Sifter Deuh and her Husband ^ 
asking his Sifter's Pardon for his having 
pretended to thwart the immutable De- 
crees of Deftiny, and defiring that all 
paft things might be buried in Oblivion. 
However, as the Child at Goggel lay con- 
ftantly in his Head, he advis'd with his 
riz-icr^ or Chief Minifter, upon the mat- 
ter : He told him, that there livM a cer- 
tain Giant named SeBafor at Matter a^ who 
had the Gift of transforming himfelf in- 
to a Cart and Oxen, by which means he 
might carry the Child into the Air and 
murder it. The King purfuant to his 
Advice, fent for the faid Sedafor^ who 
at his requeft crofling the River Siemme-- 
na, when he came near the City of Goggel^ 
transformed himfelf into a little neat 
Cart, drawn by two white Oxen wit^ 
gilt Horns ; and palfing thus through the 
Streets of the City, at laft ftop'd near 
the Brahman Nen his Door, One of 
the neighbouring Women having juft at 
that time Kifna in her Arms at the Door, 
fet the Child upon the faid Cart, which 
was no fooner done, but Seilafor flew 
vVith the Child up into the Air. The 
Mother amaZ'd at this Speftade, cry'd 
out aloud, O Viftnum prote{} my Child I 
Her Prayers were heard ^ for Kifna^ when 
he faw himfelf high in the Air, affum'd 
the fliape and ftrength of a Giant, and 
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