The legends of the Panjâb

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HaJa easalu. 55
Listen; beloved parrot, loved best of all : listen to my
words :
Stay not here, parrot, where is nor friend nor relative.
I have seen a wondrous thing : a crow eating the Baja's
grapes.
" What have you to do with it, maind " said the parrot,
" be quiet and hide your head under your wings."
Meanwhile Raja Hodi had climbed on to the second step, and
the maind said to the parrot
Sun, be tote ladle, Idd-hdware ; suno Jiamdri hat:
Tithe na hasie, totid, jithe sdk na wir
Ajdb tumdshd dehhid, kuttd hhdwe Ithir.*
Listen, beloved parrot, loved best of all: listen to my
words :
Stay not there, parrot, where is nor friend nor brother :
I have seen a wondrous thing :
a dog eating the rice.
But the pa.rrot frightened the maina again, and meanwhile
Raja Hodi reached the third step, and called out. Then the
maind said again
Sun, be tote Iddle, Idd-bdware ; suno hamdn bat:
Tithe na basie, totid, jithe ang na, sdli
Ajab tumdshd dehhid, hhotd hinke Rdjd de darbdr.
Listen, beloved parrot, loved best of all ; listen to my
words
Stay not there, parrot, where is nor friend nor relative :
I have seen a wondrous thing ; an ass braying in the Raja's
palace.
Then the parrot said to the maina again, "I have often told
you to be quiet, but you pay no attention."
But the maind said, " This thief comes into the house and
shouts.
This is what makes me angry and prevents me from
being quiet."
In the mean time the Raja had got in, and being very thirsty
asked the Rani for water. The water however could not be
* A pottage of rice and milk.