Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

BY JOSEPH BEN-GORION. 42 I
"in combat with each other; whomsoever God
"maketh to be victorious over the other shall
"bring his kingdom into subjection." And this
advice appeared good unto the king of India, for
he thought that he could easily overcome Alexan-
der, for Alexander was small and slender of body,
while the king of India was lofty in stature and
thick in body. And they fought together and
their strife waxed long, and as they were fighting
Alexander said unto the king of India, "Wouldst
"thou be false to thine agreement.-^" and thus saying
he made a sio-n with his hand that he should look
behind him. And the king of India imagined that
what Alexander had spoken was likely to be true. Death of
and he turned his face behind him that he might
see if any of his men were coming to him, and
straightway Alexander smote him with his short
spear in his belly and killed him. Then Alexander
went into the country of India, and tarried there
a few days.'
And it came to pass that Alexander marched Alexander
from India to the country of Persia in order to Brahmans.
see the sages who lived there, for he had heard
of their excellence and wisdom. And when he
had drawn nigh unto them they sent messengers
unto him, saying, "If thou hast come to make
"war upon us, [know] that we never make war,
"and that there is nothing in our country which
"thou canst take away: if thou comest to hear
' See Joseph ben-Gorion, Bk. ii. chap. 17 (p. 127 ff).