One man learnt how to carve a human being out of something
One man learnt how to produce limbs One man learnt how to create flesh, blood and complexion
One man learnt how to magically make something come to life.
Once upon a time, there were four men traveling together to Takaseyla country to study artistry. After they had finished their artistic studies, the four men said goodbye to their teachers and went back to their home village. hen they were traveling half way, the four men decided to spend a night in the forest where there were a lot of wild animals such as tigers etc. The
four men could not sleep, so they discussed together: "We should carve a woman out of wood to keep us company." Following their agreement, a man took a piece of wood and carved a woman's torso from it. One man created limbs and genitals and one man recited incantations to magically create flesh, blood and complexion as well as nice clothes to make it look as though it was real. Finally, one man used his magic to make the statue come to life. After having created a real woman out of a piece of wood, the four men started arguing with one another to get the woman to be their own wife. They kept on arguing without reaching any solution, so they eventually decided to go to a judge. The judge could not solve their problem and took the four men to see the king and told the king what had happened. Then, the four men said to the king: "Your Majesty, whose wife should this woman
be?" After having considered the matter thoroughly and wisely, the king said: "The man who carved the woman out of wood should be her mother, the man who created her limbs and even genitals should be her husband; the man who magically gave her flesh, blood and complexion and clothes should be her elder brother and the man who used his magic to make her come to life should be her father. The king solved the problem very fairly and impartially.
