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own home, and the raja of the country in which they were, had just opened a new bazaar. It was a large and beautiful bazaar, and an Indarpuri Kv/ri had a stall it. This Indar-puri Kuri had given out, that whoever would go and come twelve kos seven times within an hour should be her husband.

The four sons of the raja, who had come in search of hiras and mania hearing this said, " Some one from amongst us four brothers must marry this girl. Let us exercise our horses, it is possible that some one of them may do the distance in the specified time." They had left home in search of hiras and tnanis, and now were scheming to secure the Indarpuri Kuri as the wife of one of them. So they returned to camp, and sitting down began to discuss the subject. They said, " If our horses are well exercised, no doubt, but that they will be able to run the distance in the time. Therefore, let us dilligently train our horses, so that they may be able to accomplish the task."

While they were thus engaged, Lelha said, " What is it, brothers, that you are discussing ?" His brothers rebuked him, saying, " Why are you eavesdropping ? We will beat you." They did not, however, beat him, as they feared he would return home, and leave them without a cook. So he cooked the supper and set it before them, and when they had eaten, they retired to rest.

In the morning Lelha again prepared the food, and his four brothers having breakfasted, mounted and rode off to the bazaar, and there exercised their horses. After they had left Lelha collected all the brass vessels, and what other property there was, and carefully bid them away. Then he called to the Indarpuri Kuri, " Oh ! Indarpuri Kuri, give me a horse," and instantly, just such a horse as he desired stood beside him. He mounted and galloping away soon over-took his brothers. He saluted them, but they did not recog-