After watching and listening intently with King Nus, Noji took a slight breath and continued to speak.

"For seventeen days I sailed and rushed forward through the waves, and on the eighteenth day there was a hazy mountain scene on the waters, which was your land, and I was delighted, but I was unlucky, and I had to suffer many afflictions, and the angel of the earth was punished, and he faltered my voyage, and swept up a strong wind, and raised a great wave, and the indescribable sight, and the head of the water did not let me sail on the board, even if I cried out! At that moment a whirlwind smashed the wooden boat to pieces, and I had to fight the deep currents until the wind and the waves pushed me to your port, but if I had landed there, the dangerous waves would have thrown me against the high rock faces, the chilling peaks, so I turned around, and swam back to the outlet of a long river, which felt like the best place to land, with no rocks, but shelter from the wind. I stumbled forward, and collapsed to the ground, gathering up my lost strength, and the angel of night had appeared, and I went out of the riverbed, and left the water splashed by the Almighty, and slept in the bushes, covered with thick fallen leaves, and the angel of the night brought me to sleep, and I did not know the ripe sweetness of awakening, and in the pile of leaves, I endured my grief, and my heart was haggard, and I slept all night, and did not perceive the dawn, until it was after noon, when the sun began to sink in the west, and I was free from the sweetness of sleep, and at that time I found your daughter's attendants playing on the beach, and the girl was active among them, and seemed like an angel; I pleaded with her, and the girl showed her a talent for understanding, if the road met a young man who did not knowYou wouldn't expect him to act like this: the young man was always coarse, she gave me plenty of food, along with shiny wine, to bathe me in the river, and gave me the clothes. As sad as I am, what I have told is true. ”

Still, strange friend, my daughter was negligent: she did not bring you to her house and lead her servant, and she was the first native you to plead. ”

When he heard this, he replied resourcefully, "Hero, do not reprise your virtuous lady for my sake, for the girl did ask me to follow the maid, but I did not want to listen out of embarrassment, fearing that you would be resentful when I saw us walking together, and that it would be difficult for mere mortals to get rid of jealousy, and that your subordinates, who might have said things detrimental to your daughter out of misunderstanding. ”

Hearing this, Nus replied: "Inexplicable wrath, strange guests, will not rush out of my heart, and all things are in moderation, O Mighty One on high! Apollo, the angel of sheep's eyes and the angel of battle, may you, a man of such great talent, see as I have seen, that you will marry my daughter, be my son-in-law, and live with me for a long time!" I will accompany you with a house and abundant possessions, and if you wish to stay here, do so of your own free will, otherwise no one among the people of Chia will be hindered, and may the Almighty on High punish such unfriendly deeds! As for the escort, I will do it to-morrow, so that you may be relieved. When you have boarded the ship, you can sleep quietly, and they will sail on the quiet sea, and send you back to your homeland, your home, or wherever you wish, even if it is far beyond the western mountains, the farthest frontier, and according to the accounts of the sailors who have seen the island, they have gone there, and have not encountered any danger on the way, and they will return to their homeland, to our side on the same day, and you will see with your own eyes, and you will know in your heart: my ship is the best, and my young man is the best, swinging on the undulating seas. ”

After listening to King Nus. The illustrious and tribulated Noji rejoiced in his heart, and prayed, mentioning his master's name, saying: "O Almighty One on high, let Nus do all that is mentioned, and enjoy immortal honor, in the land of grain, let me return to my homeland." ”

And so they went back and forth, and they went forth and told each other, and at that time the white-armed Rite told the maid to prepare the bed, and spread out a thick fuchsia mattress under the porch, and covered it with a blanket of wool, and the maids went out of the hall with torches in their hands, and did their work, with swiftness, and laid out a thick bed, and when all was ready, and then went to the side of Noji and stood still, and urged: "Arise, strange guest, and sleep in peace, for the bed is ready." ”

The maid said this, and a deep slumber sweetly drunk Nogi's heart, and in this way, the brilliant, long-suffering, Nouji lay down on a bedframe tied with rope, under the echoing porch, and Nus slept in the inner bedroom, in the high room, beside his wife.

At dawn the next day, when the young angel of dawn, with his rosy fingers, reappeared in the sky, Nus, the mighty king, got up from his bed, and the swayer of the castle stood up from his bed, and the mighty Nus led the people to the place where the Kians were meeting, built on the edge of the ships, and they went to the meeting place and took their seats on the shining stone chairs, and the sheep-eyed angel walked through the city, taking the form of the messenger of the brilliant Nus, and stood beside each of the chiefs, and said to him: " Come with me, the leaders and rulers of the Kia, go to the meeting place, find out the identity of the stranger, who has recently come to the house of the brilliant Nuth, and is like an immortal angel who has drifted through the waves of the sea. ”

The words gave courage and strength, and the crowd gathered quickly, and sat on stone chairs, and crowded into the room, and many were amazed, and looked at Noji, and on his head and shoulders, the sheep-eyed angel sent him a miraculous Yongya, which made him appear more burly and tall, and thus won the affection of all the Chians, and was respected and revered by them, and successfully withstood all kinds of tests, by which the Chians would probe Noji.

When the people had gathered in one place, King Nus spoke in public and said: " Hear me, Princes and Rulers of the Kians, my words are struck by feeling, and are urged by the heart, and here is a stranger, whom I do not know who he is, wandering here, begging the tribesmen from the East or the West in my house, and he asks me to provide a voyage for our confirmation, so let us, as we have done in the past, send him out to sea as soon as possible, for those who come to my house have never waited long for an escort with sorrow, and let us take up a black ship, and drag it down the shining sea, and the new ship of our first voyage, and select fifty-two young men, and from our land, the best of the best, and when you all tie up your oarsLet me disembark and go to my dwellings, and prepare my meal with swiftness of my hands and feet, and I will provide abundant food for everyone to eat happily; these are my words to the young men, and as for you, the king, who is qualified to hold the scepter, come to my splendid chambers, and entertain strange guests, in our halls, and no one shall disobey this exhortation, and call in the singer of genius, the Kos, to whom the angel has given him a poetic talent, and whose peers are incomparable, who will always delight our hearts, whatever the poetry urges him to sing. ”

So saying, Nus led the way, and the people followed, and the king with the scepter in his hand, and at the same time a messenger went in search of the singer of genius, and according to the king's command, fifty-two young men were selected to march along the shore of the desert ocean to the seashore, and the place where the ship was stopped, and first they took up the ship, and dragged it down into the deep sea, and erected the mast on the black hull, and hung the sails, and put the oars into the leather rings, and everything was in order, and raised the snow-white sails, and anchored the ship in the deep waters, and then they went to the magnificent house of the brilliant Nous, and saw only under the porch, the courtyard, and even the room, were filled with a large crowd of people, both old and young, in which Nus offered them twelve sheep, eight boars with fangs, and two strong oxen with staggering legs. They slaughtered the sacrificial animals, cleaned them up, and prepared a feast of abundance.

At that time, the messenger approached the crowd, and attracted a brilliant singer, a mortal beloved by the angel of music, and gave him gifts of good and bad, and the angel of music blinded him but gave him sweet verses, and a servant came up to lay down a chair inlaid with silver nails for him, and in the midst of the feasters, leaning against a high pillar, the messenger hung the crisp-sounding harp with a peg and told him above his head how to reach out and pluck it, and set beside him the table and a fine basket, and a glass of wine for him to drink when he wanted to, and the people stretched out their hands and grabbed the food before them。

When they had satisfied their desire to eat and drink, the angel of music urged the singers to sing the deeds of the heroes, the famous events, whose reputation was now in full swing, and the quarrel between Nogi and Nodin, which had broken their faces, and the quarrel between the best of their kindred, which made the king of the people rejoice, and the angel of war Apollo had prophesied about him, and that he had crossed the threshold of the stone hewn to seek the word of God, and now the calamity had begun to unfold, and befell the men of the East City and the mighty heads of the West City, out of the wish of the Almighty One on high。

The famous singer sang about the past, and Noji stretched out his big hand and lifted up his wide, sea-purple robe and covered his head and his handsome face, ashamed to let the people of Chia see him in tears.

Whenever the singer of genius stopped singing, he took the piece above his head, wiped away his tears, took up the double-handled cup, and set up a drink in honor of the mighty and the angels, but whenever Kos resumed singing, and was urged by the princes of Faiaqia, who liked to hear these stories, he would hide his head and face again, and weep and weep, and in this way he wept secretly, and was not seen by all but Nus, who noticed and noticed the movement, for he sat near the living guest, and heard his cry, and sighed in sorrow.

The king immediately spoke, and said to the Kians, who were fond of oars, "Listen to me, princes and rulers of the Chians! Now that we have eaten and drunk enough, and have eaten our equal meals, and heard enough harp playing, and feasting with us, let us go out of the house, and try our skills, and take all kinds of races, so that our guests may tell our friends, and when he returns home, how wonderful our competition must be compared with others, whether it be boxing, wrestling, long jump, or running with a footstep." ”

The messenger hung up his harp, which sounded crisply, and took Koss by the hand in the high place, and led him out of the palace, following the nobles of the Chians along the same route, to watch the game, and they went to the place where they gathered, followed by a bustling crowd, thousands of people.

Many outstanding young men stood up: Ronius, Alos, Trius, Udus, Lennius, Kiros, Temus, Pontius, Rorous, Soons, Sinus, and Philos, and Ruros, a murderer and angel of war, whose stature and appearance were unmatched by any of the Chians except Damas of Yonya, and the three sons of Nus, namely Damas, Halios, and Tonius.

As the first event, they started the race with a fast run, the arena stretched forward from the start, and the people chased after the rush, kicking up the dust on the plains, Nuss's son Tonus running far ahead, leading the way about the length of a ridge ploughed by a mule, running back to the crowd and leaving his opponents behind, and then they had a painful wrestling match in which Alos won the championship and defeated all his opponents, in the long jump, Filos outpaced the other competitors, in the throw, Trius threw out a pie plate that no one else could reach, and Damas, the toned son of Nuss, knocked out the candidate in the boxing match。

When they had experienced the pleasure of the competition, Damas, the son of Kineus, cried out in the crowd: "Come, friends, let us ask this strange guest whether he knows and is skilled in a certain skill, and by his physique, which does not look like a despicable man, and by his thighs, and the tendons in his calves, and by his great hands, and his strong neck, and with all his strength; In my opinion, the sea is the fiercest of the enemy, and it would be effortless to destroy a mortal, even if he is very strong, but this man has broken free from the bad waters of the sea. ”

Hearing what Damas said, Alos replied: "Your words are very coherent, Damas, and you are not at all right; ”

Hearing this advice from his countrymen, the son of Nusjedro stepped forward, stood in the middle, and said to Noji: "Stand up, old stranger, and try these races, if you are good at any of them, you will know about them, and we know that there is nothing more glorious for the living than the honor of your own legs, feet, and hands, come out, try your skills, and forget the sorrows of your heart." Your return voyage will not be delayed for long, your ship has been pulled out to sea, and your crew is waiting. ”

When he had heard this, he replied resourcefully: "Damas, why do you ask me to compete with you so sarcastically? I am so anxious that I do not want to take part in the race, for I have been afflicted with all kinds of torments, and many afflictions, and I sit in the midst of the crowd that awaits you and others, and I am longing to return to my homeland, and I have pleaded with your king and all your people for this, and have received your merciful answer. ”

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