When Shree Krishnù was five years old, he said to his mother, “I will go out to graze the calves; tell Buldao not to leave me alone in the jungle.” She replied, “Son! there are many servants of yours, whose business it is to take the calves out to graze; do not you go, who are the protection of my eye-lids, and dearer to me than my eyes.” Krishnù said, “If I am allowed to go into the jungle to amuse myself, I will eat my food; if not, I will not.” On hearing this, Jusodha having called the cowherds’ children, and entrusted Krishnù and Bulram to them, said, “Do not go far to graze the calves, and bring them both home together before evening. Do not leave them by themselves in the jungle; remain with them; you are their guardians.” Saying this, and giving them food, she made over Ram and Krishnù to them. They having gone to the banks of the Jumna, began to graze the calves and to play with the cowherds’ children. At this time, Buchasoor, who had been sent by Kuns, came there under a disguised form: on seeing him, the frightened calves ran off in all directions. Upon this, Shree Krishnù remarked to Buldeo with a wink, “Brother! this is some demon that has come here.” Afterwards, when in the act of feeding he approached near to accomplish his treacherous design (lit: to arrange his ambuscade,) Shree Krishnù having seized him by the hind leg, and twisted him round his head, dashed him down with such violence, that life left his body. Having heard of the death of Buchasoor, Kuns sent Bukasoor, who having come to Brindabun, and arranged his snare, went and sat on the bank of the Jumna, in the appearance of a hill--On beholding him, the cowherds began, through fear, to say to Krishnù, “Brother! this is some demon, who has come in the form of a crane; how shall we escape from him?” On the one hand, the cowherds were speaking thus to Krishnù; on the other, the demon was revolving in his mind, “That he would certainly destroy Krishnù on that day.” In the meantime, when Shree Krishnù went near him, he raised him up with his bill, and shut his mouth. The cowherds’ children being perplexed, looking round on all sides and crying, began to call out, and say, “Alas! alas! Huldhur too is not here, what shall we go and tell Jusodha?” Seeing that they were greatly distressed, Shree Krishnù became so hot, that the crane could not retain him in his mouth. When the crane vomited him out, Krishnù having seized his beak, and pressed it under his feet, tore it in pieces; and collecting the calves, he returned home with his companions, laughing and playing. CHAPTER XIII.