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24 MALAYAN LITERATURE From out the merchant's house." When they arrived : ** Go, now, dyangs, for Bidasari saith There is a little casket in the pond Where she is wont to bathe. Go bring it me, In silence, letting no one see ye come." " Then the : dyangs replied Oh, hear our prayer. For Bidasari. How her parents grieve ! Oh, pardon, princess, let her go The Queen with smiles responded : with us." " The young girl Is very happy here, and full of joy. Her parents must not grieve, for in two days If Bidasari doth desire to go I'll send her freely. She is vexed that ye Come here so often." The dyangs bowed low, " Come forth, And smiled, and called enticingly : O charming child, pure soul ; it is not right To treat us so, for we have come to see Thy lovely face, and in its beauty bask." Sweet Bidasari heard, and could not speak^ But answered with her tears. The cruel Queen " Said to them : Speak no more. But if ye bring The little casket, ye will fill the heart Of Bidasari with great joy." Forth fared Then the dyangs, and found the casket small. And brought it to the palace of the Queen. Again to Bidasari called the good Dyangs: " Oh, come, dear heart, and take it from " Our hands yourself." She sleeps," the princess said. " Come back to-morrow." So they bowed and went. The princess hastened with the casket rich To Bidasari's room, and opened it Before her eyes. Within it was a box Of agate, beautiful to see, and filled With water wherein swam a little fish Of form most ravishing. The princess stood Amazed to see with eyes of fire a fish That swam. Then was she glad, and spoke with joy " To Bidasari : Say what signifies The fish to thee? What shall I do with it? " " My soul Theij Bidasari bowed and said :
BIDASARI 25 Is in that fish. At dawn must thou remove It from the water, and at night replace. " Leave it not here and there, but hang it from , Thy neck. If this thou dost, I soon shall die. My words are true. Neglect no single day To do as I have said, and in three days Thou'lt see me dead." The Queen felt in her heart A joy unspeakable. She took the fish And wore it on a ribbon round her neck. Unto the Queen then Bidasari spoke, " Oh, give my body to my parents dear When I am dead." Again the young maid swooned. The Queen believed her dead, and ceased to beat Her more. But she yet lived, though seeming dead. The joyful Queen a white cloth over her Then spread^ and called aloud to the dyangs, " Take Bidasari to her father's house." They groaned and trembled when they saw that she " Was dead, and said with many tears : Alas ! O dearest one, O gold all virginal ! What shall we say when we thy parents see ? They'll beat their breasts and die of grief. Thee to the King They gave because they trusted us." But the proud Queen, her face all red with hate: " Why stay ye ? Take the wretched girl away." They saw the Queen's great rage, and bore the maid Upon their shoulders forth, and carried her Unto her father's house at dead of night. " Fear seized the merchant. Say what bring ye here? Tell me, dyangs." They placed her on the ground. The merchant and his ^yife, beside themselves, With tears embraced her form. " I trusted in The Queen, and so I sent my child to her. O daughter dear, so young, so pure, so sweet. What hast thou done that could the Queen displease, That she should send thee home like this to me? How could the Queen treat Bidasari so? For seven days she imprisoned her and sent Her home in death. Ah, noble child ! alas !
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