THEMERT
ImagiyouaretostayathomeandIamtotravelintelands。
Imagimyboatisreadyatthelandingfullyladen。
Nowthiher,beforeyousaywhatIshallbringforyouwhenIeback。
Mother,doyousandheapsofgold?
&hebanksofgoldenstreams,fieldsarefullofgolde。
Andintheshadeoftheforestpaththegoldenchampaflowersdropontheground。
Iwillgatherthemallforyouinmas。
Mother,doyouearlsbigastherain-dropsofautumn?
Ishallcrosstothepearlislandshore。
&heearlymhtpearlstrembleonthemeadowfloonthegrass,andpearlsarescatteredonthesandinspraybythewildsea->
Mybrothershallhaveapairofhorseswithwingstoflyamongtheclouds。
ForfatherIshallbringamagithat,withouthisknoriteofitself。
Foryou,mother,Imusthavethedjewelthatkingstheirkingdoms。