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with boiling food on the top. The devil thought that all this could
not be possible, and threw the book into the fire. The Dzemo, feigning
to take it out again, pushed it in even further. Then the devil asked
whether he had better sleep lightly or soundly, and the Dzemo
advised him to sleep fast, because he was in his own house. He went
to sleep at once. When taking in the breath, all the stones and earth
round about came flying into his nostrils ; when blowing out his breath,
they were turned out again.
When the devil was fast asleep, Kesar left the pit. Seeing the
devil he trembled from fear, but the Dzemo, to encourage him, rode
about on the devil’s body. Then Kesar, mounting rKyang rgod dbyerpa,
rode about on him also, and the devil complained of the many lice,
which were bothering him, as he believed. Now Kesar advanced to
kill the devil with the poisoned knife. He pretended to be dBangpo
rgyabzhin, mother sKyabs bdun and IJogpo.1 The devil did not mind
them all, and awoke only when he was told that King Kesar had
arrived to kill him. He implored Kesar to spare his life. “ I shall be
your servant and will give you my warm land wherein you may live in
winter.” Kesar felt inclined to spare his life, but was admonished to
kill the devil by Ane bTcur dmanmo. He was then killed with the
poisoned knife,2 and cut into halves. The upper half was placed in an
ordinary grave, the lower half in a Musulman grave.
Bamzabumskyid gave Kesar the food and drink of forgetful-
ness, and both remained in the castle, playing at dice ; Kesar’s horse
was treated badly, and had to do hard work. To Kesar aud the Dzemo
a little girl was born. Kesar forgot the gLing land entirely.
1 According to the Shell-version, Kesar pretends to be several of the Agus.
2 According to the Sheh-version, the nine lives of the devil have to be killed
separately.
with boiling food on the top. The devil thought that all this could
not be possible, and threw the book into the fire. The Dzemo, feigning
to take it out again, pushed it in even further. Then the devil asked
whether he had better sleep lightly or soundly, and the Dzemo
advised him to sleep fast, because he was in his own house. He went
to sleep at once. When taking in the breath, all the stones and earth
round about came flying into his nostrils ; when blowing out his breath,
they were turned out again.
When the devil was fast asleep, Kesar left the pit. Seeing the
devil he trembled from fear, but the Dzemo, to encourage him, rode
about on the devil’s body. Then Kesar, mounting rKyang rgod dbyerpa,
rode about on him also, and the devil complained of the many lice,
which were bothering him, as he believed. Now Kesar advanced to
kill the devil with the poisoned knife. He pretended to be dBangpo
rgyabzhin, mother sKyabs bdun and IJogpo.1 The devil did not mind
them all, and awoke only when he was told that King Kesar had
arrived to kill him. He implored Kesar to spare his life. “ I shall be
your servant and will give you my warm land wherein you may live in
winter.” Kesar felt inclined to spare his life, but was admonished to
kill the devil by Ane bTcur dmanmo. He was then killed with the
poisoned knife,2 and cut into halves. The upper half was placed in an
ordinary grave, the lower half in a Musulman grave.
Bamzabumskyid gave Kesar the food and drink of forgetful-
ness, and both remained in the castle, playing at dice ; Kesar’s horse
was treated badly, and had to do hard work. To Kesar aud the Dzemo
a little girl was born. Kesar forgot the gLing land entirely.
1 According to the Shell-version, Kesar pretends to be several of the Agus.
2 According to the Sheh-version, the nine lives of the devil have to be killed
separately.