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G. A. Grierson —The Song of Manila Chandra. 
[No. 3, 
The maid-servant spake. 
G97. “ Wait awhile, O pilgrim, thou who sittest and heggest shame¬ 
lessly. Long will it he before thou obtainest alms, even though thou criest 
for them.” 698. The maid-servant went weeping to the damsel. “ He 
is a pilgrim from the south, and calleth himself Brahmachari. 699. He 
taketh not alms from the hands of a maid-servant, but saith, 1 Let the 
ladies give me alms.’ ” 700. When the two damsels heard this they took 
alms and arose. Behold, without a key the door opened of itself. 701. 
Aduna and Paduna went out with the alms. “ Take alms, take alms, O 
reverend pilgrim. We are the daughters-in-law of a householder, and 
would return within the house.” 
TnE Kino spake. 
702. “ I am a pilgrim from the east. My name is Brahmachari. I 
cannot take alms from the hand of a woman. 703. If the umbrella* 
that shadeth thy head can give me alms, then can this pilgrim’s son ac¬ 
cept them.” 704. The ladies pointed out the ring upon his finger. “We 
see a woman’s ring upon thy hand. 705. Thou art the umbrella of my 
head. Thou art a pilgrim, and I am a pilgrim, pupils of one guru.” 
The King spake. 
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706. u One evening I stopped at a house, and they gave to a man 
thakari haldi dal and aus rice. 707. He ate it greedily, and was 
attacked with cholera and died. 708. First one man took something! 
off his body, and then another ; and as my share they gave me these two 
rings.” 
The Queen spake. 
709. “ Where is my maid-servant ? First will she eat pan.% Then 
shall she cut the rope which ties the elephant. 710. If this be my 
husband, he will recognize him. If he he a pilgrim from the south, he will 
trample him to death.” 711. She cut the elephant’s rope, and the ele¬ 
phant came from a distance. 712. While, yet afar off he made obeisance 
to the king. And when he approached, he lifted him on to his shoulder with 
his trunk. 713. The elephant awaited awhile and stood steady, that the 
damsels might approach. 714. The king descended from the back of the 
elephant, and the damsels took him by the hand and led him within the 
house. Amid laughter and jokes, they began to speak familiarly with him. 
* I. e., thy husband. 
f So explained to me. It means literally, “ First one gave a blow, and then 
another gave the last blow.” 
£ See note to v. 373. 
