Her husband had departed for a foreign land which gave her a big shock.(2)
Dohira
When thieves learned that she had lot of wealth at her house,
They took torches and headed towards her house.(3)
Chaupaee
When the woman saw the thieves coming
When she saw the thieves coming, she said,
Hey thief! I am your woman.
‘Listen, you, I am your woman, and considering as your own, protect me.(4)
Dohira
‘You can steel everything from the house and take me with you as weIl,
‘And, in numerous ways, enjoy with me.(5)
‘First I will prepare meals for you in my house,
‘And then take me with you and savour me heart fully’.(6)
Chaupaee
The thieves said that the lady has said rightly.
The thieves thought that she was right, she was their own.
Feed (us) first
‘First we have meals and then let her become our woman.’(7)
Dohira
The woman sent the thieves to upstairs,
And herself, putting the saucepan on fire, commenced cooking.(8)
Chaupaee
The thieves were put on the palace
After sending them up in the pent-house, she came down and locked the door behind
After sending them up in the pent-house, she came down and locked the door behind
She, then settled down to prepare the meal and put poison in that.(9)
Dohira
With poison in she presented meal to the thieves,
And herself locked the door and came down.(10)
Chaupaee
He grasped the thief's (hero's) hands with his hands
(To leader of the thieves who was in the kitchen) She talked to him jovially by giving her hand in his.
(To leader of the thieves who was in the kitchen) She talked to him jovially by giving her hand in his.
She gave him pleasure through her talks while she put oil (on fire) to boil.(11)
Dohira
When the oil was hot enough, with stealthy looks,
She dumped it on his head and thus killed him.(12)
The leader of the thieves was killed with the boiling oil and others died of eating poison.
In the morning she went and related the whole story to (he chief of the police.(l3)(1)
Thirty-second Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed with Benediction. (32)(618)
Chaupaee
There used to be a king in the northern country.
In. the North of the country, there lived a Raja who was very handsome.
That king's name was Chhatra Ketu.
His name was Chhattar Ket and, on seeing him, his wife always felt satiated.(1)
His name was Chhattar Ket and, on seeing him, his wife always felt satiated.(1)
Her name was Chhattar Manjri; she was admired as the most beautiful.