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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1896.
consented to do as they desired him, and took the cocoanut from them and went on his way. As soon as he got out of their sight, he strack the cocoanut against a rock and broke it into pieces, and putting them into the skirts of his garments he continued to eat them all the way. The younger brother saw this act and told his elder brother about it.
Buddyanta went to Mutti Bira Ballaya and asked him to name a day for the celebration of a kambala to his field. And, accordingly, he told him that Tuesday would be auspicious for the intended kambala. Hearing this answer Buddyanta returned home.
"Now, Buddyanta, what day has been found to be auspicious for us? And what day for you ?" asked the elder brother.
"This Tuesday has been chosen for me, and the next for you," replied Buddyanta.
"We must celebrate the kambala on the very day that Buddyanta does, and we must Bow our field at the same time as he does," said the brothers to each other.
So the young men went to order he-baffaloes and coolies for the lambala. One went to the north and the other went to the south.
In the meantime Buddyanta also went to order he-baffaloes and coolies. Meeting Koți on the way he asked him where he was going? "I am going to order he-buffaloes and coolies," was the reply.
“Next Tuesday has been chosen for you, and this Tuesday for me ; why do you act in this manner ?" asked Buddyanta,
"Acting upon your advice, my brother has pat the seed into water," replied Koti.
When he proceeded further he met Channaya and asked him where he was going. “I am going to order he-buffaloes and coolies, my lord," replied Channaye.
"If so, when do you mean to celebrate your kambala ?" asked Buddyanta.
"We mean to celebrate it to-morrow. Listening to your advice, my brother has pat the seed into water," replied Channaya,
“What do you mean by this, Channaya ? Why are you playing tricks P" said Buddyanta, and went his way in anger.
So the men who were to drive the he-buffaloes were ordered by the brothers to appear along with the animals very early next morning. Accordingly, they came with the animals to the fields belonging to the brothers. It was only after their fields had been twice ploughed that the buffaloes and coolies came to Buddyanta's fields; and by the time that the fields of the latter had been ploughed but once, Koţi and Channaya had entirely finished their kambala. So they sent four he-buffaloes and four coolies to Buddyanta's fields. Seeing them, he got enraged, rooted ont a plant from the ground and severely beat the buffaloes and coolies. At this, the two brothers said :-"Why do you beat the buffaloes and coolies belonging to others ? If you bear hatred against us, revenge yourself on our own persons." And to the coolies they said :-" Although you have been beaten, we shall consider ourselves aggrieved by it."
They then caused the buffaloes to be washed, and boiled rice to be given to them. They likewise caused food to be served to those who were willing to eat it, and supplied young cocoanuts to those who would not take food. All were dissmissed happily. They then brought seed in baskets and sowed it in their fields. Baddyanta also finished his kambala. aud had his seed carried to his fields in a palanqain and a plantain-tree on the shoulders of coolies. So he caused his seed to be sowed in his field with much pomp, and had the plantaintree planted in the midst of his fields. The brothers also planted a plantain-tree in the midst of their fields and went home. Six days afterwards, Koti told bis younger brother that he would go to the fields to let out the muddy water and let in clear water. So, taking his
