The legends of the Panjâb

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Dekho yeh gaon men dak ufcare, ji.
Logon ka mas katkar khaven, ji."
1315 Tatig Nag ke sath zamindar hue, ji.
Un se rukhsat hoke Raj^ Basak pe gaya, ji,
Basak bahot kMsk Ma, ji.
Chkuri ciaqft leke chele mas katen, ji.
Apni apni handi men ckaraveri, ji,
1320 Zamindaron ne chelon ko pathar mara, ji:
Chelon men bbag pare, ji,
Kawwe chil mas le gae, ji
Gid barken mas le gae, ji.
Pandit jake Niwal Dai pe kkabar kare, ji.
1 325 Bole Bani se dandia, ji
" Jis baid pe mujhe bheja, ji.
Us ko raste men Nag ne khaya, ji:
Chelon ne kat kat kar handi men paya, ji.
Nag ne chhal kia, ji
" See, into this village have robbers come,
Cutting Tip the people's flesh and eating it,"
1315 The farmers went with Tatig the Nag.
He left them and went to Eaja Basak,
And Raja Basak was very pleased.
With knife and steel the disciples cut up the flesh,
And put it each into his cooking-pot.
1320 The farmers stoned the disciples,
And the disciples ran away.
Crows and kites carried off the flesh :
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Vultures and eagles carried ofi^ the flesh.
The messenger went and told Niwal Dai.
1325 Said the messenger to Niwal Dai
" The leech to whom thou didst send me,
A Nag bit him on the way.
His disciples cut up his flesh and put it into their cooking
pots.
The Nag practised a deceit,