40 Karl Marx— Hd-shang-rgyal-po and TJg-tad , a Dialogue. [No. 2, 
could not find (the peas). (Then) the husband said: ‘ Thou hast eaten 
them!’ and killed his wife. Next summer, for every pea one flower 
sprang up, and the hoopoe said: ‘ Last year’s peas, all seven, this year 
have brought forth the flower Ha-lo, and now many peas will grow. 
So thou shouldest stand up ! don’t be long ! arise ! ’ But on lifting her 
up with his bill, a few maggots (only) came forth. 
‘ Similarly, Your Majesty, 1 after having destroyed the queen, said 
(tome):’ Ug-tad, you are (a) superior (person), 2 go and bring back 3 
the queen! ’ But I say 4 : ‘ I never committed any mean offence 6 , I 
never did a sinful act, I never took an unlawful wife, it was not I who 
killed the wife in question, and she being dead, there is no hope of 
her ever returning. (As it is), Your Majesty is (undoubtedly) my 
superior 6 .’ 
The king said: ‘ Ug-tad, you should not tell falsehoods, but go and 
fetch (my) queen !’ 
Ug-tad said : ‘ Falsehoods there are many indeed : 
‘ to say : there are five horses flying about, is a falsehood; 
‘ to say : ants go to parched wheat, is a falsehood ; 
‘ to say: fish have their hearts in their heads, is a falsehood; 
‘ to say : to a male a boy is born, is a falsehood.’ 
The king said : ‘You are talking absurdities.’ 
TJg-tad said : ‘ Absurdities there are many indeed : 
‘ (to say:) winter is naturally getting hot, is absurd ; 
‘ (to say :) summer is naturally getting cold, is absurd; 
‘ to reject the advice of a loving friend and listen to the flatteries of 
an enemy who hates you, is very absurd.’ 
The king said again: ‘ You are a disgustingly foul (fellow) !’ 
Ug-tad said: ‘ Disgustingly foul there are many indeed : 
‘ the archer’s collar is foul; 
‘ the tongue of a man digesting is foul.’ 
The king again said : ‘ You are hankering after disease !’ 
Ug-tad said : ‘ Hankering after disease, there are many indeed : 
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