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(14.) The Thakur went to the edge of the wood and gave forth a 
roar, and with one bound there came twenty hundred tigers. 
(15.) Twenty hundred tigers came, thirty hundred camels, and with 
heads down came wild bears. 
(16). “ Hurrah, Tigers ; take some betel and pan. We have revenge 
to take upon those scoundrelly Mughuls. 
(17.) The tigers rushed up tumultuously and took the pan : and 
with one spring of their bodies they destroyed the seven houses. 
(18.) The tigers got tired with breaking down the houses, so they 
jumped into the inner apartments. 
(19.) The Mughul’s wife had gone into the cook-house. When the 
tigers saw her, they tumultuously twisted her neck. 
(20.) The Mughul’s daughter had gone to fetch water. When she 
saw the tigers, she jumped into the river and began to swim. The fishes said 
“ A crocodile is eating her.” 
(21.) She said, “ Oh Thakur, why are you afflicting me so to-day.” 
(22.) He caught the Mughul by the left arm, and gave him a blow© 
The Mughul fell on the ground crying “ Bap, Bap.” 
(23.) He said, “ Oh Thakur, why are you afflicting me so to-day. I’m 
not a slave of my wealth but I am of my life. I’ll sell my riding horse 
and be your slave.” 
(24.) On that day S'onaray Thakur made himself visible, and men 
now worship him when they fall into temptation. 
The third specimen is a song describing the birth of Krishna. It is 
by far the most popular song amongst the Hindus of the district. It is 
not extant complete, but I have been able to collect many pieces of it and 
to repatch them into something like the original song which no doubt 
originally existed. I have been able to produce a pretty fair text ; as there 
is hardly a line of which I have not obtained two or three copies. Con¬ 
sidering the great distances from each other at which the places were 
whence I obtained the fragments, it is wonderful how they agree ; espe¬ 
cially as it is not customary for the reciters to possess written copies, or 
even to be able to read them if they did. Babu Haris Chandra Bai of 
Ulipur in this district was able to give me three extensive fragments, which 
were of great assistance to me. They gave me, in fact, the main thread on 
which to string the other smaller fragments I had collected. 
No doubt the story was originally continued further than I now give. 
In fact, I have some short pieces on Krishna’s later life which favour 
such a theory : but unfortunately they are not nearly numerous enough, 
as far as I have yet been able to see, to justify me in giving any more at 
present. 
