nce Fire-fade
untied the dirk from his own belt, and setting it on the creature's
neck, sent him away.

Then Prince Fire-fade gave the fish-hook to his elder brother; and, in
all things, did as the Sea-king had told him to do. So from that time,
Prince Fire-flash became poor, and came with great fury to kill his
brother. But, just in time, Prince Fire-fade put forth the
tide-flowing jewel to drown him. When he found himself in such danger,
Prince Fire-flash said he was sorry. So his brother put forth the
tide-ebbing jewel to save him.

When he had been plagued in this way for a long time, he bowed his
head, saying: "From this time forth, I submit to you, my younger
brother. I will be your guard by day and by night, and in all things
serve you." His struggles in the water, when he thought he was
drowning, are shown at the Emperor's Court even to this very day.

_Panch-Phul Ranee_

A certain Rajah had two wives, of whom he preferred the second to the
first; the first Ranee had a son, but because he was not the child of
the second Ranee, his father took a great dislike to him, and treated
him so harshly that the poor boy was very unhappy.

One day, therefore, he said to his mother: "Mother, my father does not
care for me, and my presence is only a vexation to him. I should be
happier anywhere than here; let me therefore go and seek my fortune in
other lands."

So the Ranee asked her husband if he would allow their son to travel.
He said, "The boy is free to go, but I don't see how he is to live in
any other part of the world, for he is too stupid to earn his living,
and I will give him no money to squander on senseless pleasures." Then
the Ranee told her son that he had his father's permission to travel,
and said to him, "You are going out into the world now to try your
luck; take with you the food and clothes I have provided for your
journey." And she gave him a bundle of clothes and several small
loaves, and in each loaf she placed a gold mohur, that on opening it,
he might find money as well as food inside; and he started on his
journey.

When the young Rajah had travelled a long way, and left his father's
kingdom far behind, he one day came upon the outskirts of a great
city, where, instead of taking the position due to his rank, and
sending to inform the Rajah of his arrival, he went to a poor
Carpenter's house, and begged of him a lodging for the night. The
Carpenter was busy making wooden clogs in