The legends of the Panjâb

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390 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
She bowed to their left feet.*
"Is Syama, the independent of Sohini, in his
in the village "
house or
25 " Syama and Jaiyaf are sleeping in a room in the house."
" Is there a person who will awaken Syam^
"
Then Thiilia, his daughter, clanged a (brass) platter
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And Sy&ma sleeping awoke with a start.
" Get up, father, the king's (oflBcers) have come."
" I have not eaten, my daughter, any of the king's dues.''
First the carpets and rugs were brought outside.
In the midst of the vestibule at Sohini the carpets were
spread.
Then Syama and Jaiya both came outside.
At sunrise they held their Court.
85 Opening their turbansj they (the messengers) gave the
paper into Syama's hand :
And Syania and Jaiya took and read it.
Having read the paper they threw it into the fire and
burnt it,
"You two come to say that the Baja and R4ni will
attack us.
I will give the Raja a little village and aiie Sfcd shall
fetch us water
40 Blacken the faces § of these (men) and thmsr them
away."
They gave (the officials) a jpatha^ of mustard-^eed tied
up in a bundle (saying) :
" Let the Raj^ count them and come here to fight."
Then they thrust out the BSija's servants :
And the Eaja's servants returned back to Nahan.
45 R§.ja Narpat was sitting in his summer house
And his ambassadors said to the RajSi, ' hail.'
* A very notable custom : sister bowing to the brother,
t His brother.
J Allusion to the common native habit of tying up a paper or letter
in the tiirban for safety.
§ Disgrace them.
|| A weight : two eers or four lbs.