Note 4 — The Story of the Rākshasa and the Princess1

Lit., tried can she eat her. This is the usual form of expression. It is common in Ireland also:—“A man came forward and asked me would I buy a stone with Irish letters on it” (Prehistoric Faith and Worship, p. 150). “He got into a bad rage entirely, and asked her was Manis asleep again” (Donegal Fairy Stories, p. 83). ↑