wife; she came to hate me, and I fled a fugitive from before
her." He then gave to him his daughter to wife; he gave also to him a
house, and serfs, and fields, also cattle and all manner of good things.

But after the days of these things were passed, the youth said to his
wife, "I am doomed to three fates--a crocodile, a serpent, and a dog." She
said to him, "Let one kill the dog which belongs to thee." He replied to
her, "I am not going to kill my dog, which I have brought up from when it
was small." And she feared greatly for her husband, and would not let him
go alone abroad.

And one went with the youth toward the land of Egypt, to travel in that
country. Behold the crocodile of the river, he came out by the town in
which the youth was. And in that town was a mighty man. And the mighty man
would not suffer the crocodile to escape. And when the crocodile was
bound, the mighty man went out and walked abroad. And when the sun rose
the mighty man went back to the house; and he did so every day, during two
months of days.

Now when the days passed after this, the youth sat making a good day in
his house. And when the evening came he lay down on his bed, sleep seized
upon his limbs; and his wife filled a bowl of milk, and placed it by his
side. Then came out a serpent from his hole, to bite the youth; behold his
wife was sitting by him, she lay not down. Thereupon the servants gave
milk to the serpent, and he drank, and was drunk, and lay upside down.
Then his wife made it to perish with the blows of her dagger. And they
woke her husband, who was astonished; and she said unto him: "Behold thy
God has given one of thy dooms into thy hand; he will also give thee the
others." And he sacrificed to God, adoring him, and praising his spirits
from day to day.

And when the days were passed after these things, the youth went to walk
in the fields of his domain. He went not alone, behold his dog was
following him. And his dog ran aside after the wild game, and he followed
the dog. He came to the river, and entered the river behind his dog. Then
came out the crocodile, and took him to the place where the mighty man
was. And the crocodile said to the youth, "I am thy doom, following after
thee...."

(_Here the papyrus breaks off._)

Anpu And Bata

Once there were two brethren, of one mother and one father; Anpu was the
name of the elder, and Bata was the name of the younger. Now, as for Anpu
he had a house, and he