t became in his hand
a crocodile of wax. And then Uba-aner told the King that which had passed
in his house with the page and his wife. And his Majesty said unto the
crocodile, 'Take to thee thy prey.' And the crocodile plunged into the
lake with his prey, and no man knew whither he went.

"And his Majesty the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, the blessed,
commanded, and they brought forth the wife of Uba-aner to the north side
of the harem, and burned her with fire, and cast her ashes in the river.

"This is a wonder that came to pass in the days of thy forefather the King
of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, of the acts of the chief reciter
Uba-aner."

His Majesty the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, then said, "Let
there be presented to the King Nebka, the blessed, 1,000 loaves, 100
draughts of beer, an ox, two jars of incense; and let there be presented a
loaf, a jar of beer, a jar of incense and a piece of meat to the chief
reciter Uba-aner; for I have seen the token of his learning." And they did
all things as his Majesty commanded.

Bau-F-Ra's Tale

The royal son Bau-f-ra then stood forth and spake. He said, "I will tell
thy Majesty of a wonder which came to pass in the days of thy father
Seneferu, the blessed, of the deeds of the chief reciter Zazamankh. One
day King Seneferu, being weary, went throughout his palace seeking for a
pleasure to lighten his heart, but he found none. And he said, 'Haste, and
bring before me the chief reciter and scribe of the rolls Zazamankh;' and
they straightway brought him. And the King said, 'I have sought in my
palace for some delight, but I have found none.' Then said Zazamankh to
him, 'Let thy Majesty go upon the lake of the palace, and let there be
made ready a boat, with all the fair maidens of the harem of thy palace;
and the heart of thy Majesty shall be refreshed with the sight, in seeing
their rowing up and down the water, and seeing the goodly pools of the
birds upon the lake, and beholding its sweet fields and grassy shores;
thus will thy heart be lightened. And I also will go with thee. Bring me
twenty oars of ebony inlaid with gold, with blades of light wood inlaid
with electrum; and bring me twenty maidens, fair in their limbs, their
bosoms, and their hair, all virgins; and bring me twenty nets, and give
these nets unto the maidens for their garments.' And they did according to
all the commands of his Majesty.

"And they rowed down the stream and up