The superior wife, jealous of the other, said, "You have brought forth a thing of evil omen," and immediately it was put into a box of wood and thrown into the river.

Farther down the stream another king was walking and looking about, when he saw the wooden box (floating) in the water.

(He had it brought to him), opened it, and found a thousand little boys, upright and complete, and each one different from the others.

He took them and had them brought up.

They grew tall and large, and very daring, and strong, crushing all opposition in every expedition which they undertook.