The story revolves around a king and his son after the king's wife has passed away. When the king considers remarrying, the son expresses his support, believing it would help their family. However, the prince has a prophetic dream about three potential calamities that could lead to the king's death during the wedding festivities: a storm causing trees to fall, the collapse of the fortress, and a snake in the bridal chamber.

To prevent these disasters, the prince takes drastic measures by cutting down trees and demolishing the fortress gate, despite others thinking he has lost his mind. He then hides in the bridal chamber to protect his father from the snake. When the snake appears, he kills it but accidentally leaves traces of its blood, leading to a misunderstanding that causes the king to order his son's execution.

Before his execution, the prince requests to explain the situation to the king, revealing the truth about the events. Upon learning about his son's heroic actions to protect him, the king instead decides to bury the queen and continues to rule alongside his son. The story highlights themes of parental devotion, sacrifice, and the complexities of decisions made with good intentions.

एगो राजा हलन। उनका एगो बेटा हल। कुछ दिन के बाद राजा के अउरत मर गेलन। राजा फिन अपन सादी करे ला बेटा से पूछलन तो ऊ कहलक कि ''एकरा में हमरा का उजूर हे? दूसर माय आवत तो हमनी सबहे के आराम होयत !'' से बेटा राय दे देलक ।

एकरा बाद राजा के बिआह के तइयारी हो गेल । चट मँड़वा, पट भतवान । राजकुमार सपना देखलक कि बापजान के तीन गो बड़ी भारी गरह है। अगर ई तीनो गरह से बच जयतन तो फिनो कुछ न होयत - (1) बराती जलमासा लगत तो आँधी-पानी आवत आठ पेड़-बगाद गिर के सब बराती सहित बापजान मर जयतन, (2) बराती दरवाजा लगत तो किला के ढह जाय से राजा मर जयतन आउ (3) राजा ई सब से बच जयतन तो कोहवर में आधा रात में बड़ेरी से साँप लटक के काट देत आउ राजा मर जयतन। ई तीनों गरह से बच गेला पर राजा के कुछो न होयत । लड़का सोचलक कि बापजान के जाने भी न देईं, आठ उनकर परान भी बचा लेईं।

राजा के बराती गेल आउ बगइचा में टिकल । राजा के बेटा उहाँ के सब पेड़-बगाद कटा देलक हल। आधा रात में आँधी आयल बाकि केकरो कुछ न भेल। फिनो दरवाजा लगे लगल तो राजा के बेटा किला के दरवाजा ढहवा देलक । लोग कहलन कि राजा के बेटा पगला गेलक है। ई दुनो गरह से बच गेला पर लड़का सोचलक कि कोहबर के गरह से कइसे बचाऊँ? बाप-माय सूतल रहतन। बाकि सोचलक कि का हरज हे, आखिर ऊ बाप-माय तो हथ । से ऊ कोहवर मिले ओला घर में सहिजे साँझ लुका गेल। जब राजा-रानी रात में सूतल हलन, तो आधा रात में बड़ेरी से डँसे ला साँप लटकल । राजकुमार तुरत तलवार से साँप के मार के ढाल से रोक लेलक आउ ढाले से खटिया तर तोप के रख देलक ।

राजकुमार आवे लगलक तो देखलक कि माय के सीना पर साँप के दू बूँद खून गिरल हे, से राजकुमार मुँह में रूमाल लगा के माय के सीना पर के खून पोंछ देलक बाकि मतारी के नीन टूट गेल। राजकुमार तेजी में चलल आवइत हल कि राजा भी देख लेलन। रानी राजा से सब हाल सुनौलन । राजा सुन के बेटा के फाँसी देवे ला जलाध के भेजलन । जलाध फाँसी देवे ला राजकुमार के ले-ले जाइत हल, तो ऊ कहलक कि ''आखिर तो हम मरवे करम, बाकि राजा से एगो बात पूछ लेवे देतऽ हल, तो अच्छा होयत हल।''

राजकुमार राजा से कहलक कि हमर परान तो जयवे करत बाकि अपने पलंग तर जा के देख आऊ। राजा लड़का से पूछलन कि ''का बात हे?'' तो लड़का सुरू से अंत तक सब हाल कह सुनौलक ।

राजा ई सुन के रानी के तुरते गड़हारा भरवा देलन आउ बेटा के साथे मजे में राज-पाट करे लगलन ।

See translation

Once there was a king. He had a son. After some days, the king's wife passed away. When the king asked his son about remarrying, the son replied, "What difference does it make to me? If another mother comes, it will be easier for all of us!" So, the son gave his advice.

After this, the preparations for the king's marriage began. Quickly the wedding venue was set up, and the decorations were arranged. The prince had a dream that there were three major calamities facing his father. If these three calamities could be avoided, nothing would happen: (1) If the wedding procession was held, a storm and rain would come, and eight trees would fall, leading to the death of all the guests and the king; (2) If the procession approached the gate, the fortress would collapse, causing the king's death; and (3) If the king could escape all this, at midnight in the bridal chamber, a snake would hang down and bite him, leading to the king's death. He managed to avoid these three calamities but thought that he shouldn't let his father go at all; he should save him as well.

The king's guests arrived and settled in the garden. The king's son cut down all the trees there. At midnight, a storm came, but nothing happened to anyone. Then, as the guests approached the gate, the king's son ordered the fortress gate to be demolished. People exclaimed that the king’s son had gone mad. He had avoided these two calamities, but the boy thought, how could he protect against the calamity of the bridal chamber? The parents were asleep. Yet he thought, what harm is it, after all, they are my parents. So, he stealthily hid in the house where the bride was. When the king and queen were asleep at night, at midnight, a snake hung down to bite. The prince immediately killed the snake with his sword and stopped it with his shield, placing the shield on the bed.

When the prince returned, he noticed that two drops of blood from the snake had fallen on his mother's chest. The prince, quickly covering his mouth with a handkerchief, wiped the blood from his mother's chest, but the queen woke up. The prince hurried back, and the king saw him. The queen told the king everything that had happened. Hearing this, the king immediately ordered the execution of his son. The executioner was on his way to hang the prince when he said, "After all, I am destined to die, but it would be better if you allow me to ask one question of the king."

The prince asked the king, "I will surely die, but please go and look at the bed." The king asked the boy, "What is it?" So, the boy explained everything from the beginning to the end.

Hearing this, the king immediately dug a grave for the queen and began to enjoy ruling the kingdom with his son.