IN a certain city there are a Prince and a Princess, it is said. Because these two go together to the school the teacher said,
“You two came together to-day; on another day you must not do it again.”
When they were coming separately on that account, the Princess, being in front, one day went to the well, and having bent down while trying to drink water, her writing style fell into the well. Being there alone the Princess was unable to get the writing style.
After the Prince came up she said,
“Anē ! My writing style fell into the well; get it and give me it.”
Then the Prince said,
“I will get it and give you it if you will swear that you will not marry another person.”
The Princess said,
“I will not marry another ; I will only marry you yourself.”
Having touched the Prince’s body she swore it, and the Prince having touched the body of the Princess also swore it. Then he got and gave her the writing pin, and one of them went in front and one went behind.
Those two learnt their letters excellently. Afterwards, both having grown up, when they inquired about arranging the marriage for the Prince he said, "You must bring me in marriage such and such a Princess, of such and such a village. If not, I do not want a different marriage.”
Then the King said,
“Do you want the kingdom, or do you want the Princess ?”
The Prince replied, " I do not want your kingdom at all; I want the Princess.”
Afterwards the King went and asked for the Princess. Then the father of the Princess said,
“I will give the Princess to the persons who give me this well full of gold.”
[Page 94] So the Prince filled it and gave it, and the Prince and Princess having got married stopped many days at the Prince’s house.
Then the King said to the Prince,
“Because at first you said that you did not want the kingdom, that you only-wanted the Princess, you shall not live at my house. Go where you want.”
Then having gone to the Princess’s house, after they had been living there many days the father of the Princess said,
“Taking a well of gold, I sold the Princess. You shall not live at my house. Go where you want.”
So those two went away. As they were going the Princess went along sewing a jacket. Having gone very far, after they sat down at a travellers’ shed near a city, the Princess gave the jacket that she had sewn into the Prince’s hand, and said,
“Take this, and having sold it at the bazaar bring something to eat.”
The Prince having taken it to the bazaar, after he had told the bazaar men to buy it they said,
“We are unable to say' a word about buying this. It is so valuable that we have not got the means to purchase it.”
The guards of the King of that country having , been present looking on, and having seen this, told the royal servants to bring the jacket to the King. After they had brought it the King took it, and gave the Prince two bags of money. The Prince left one and took one away.
The King having called his servants, ordered them,
“Look at the place w