Kumāra or Kuman (the section on the children) is the eighth of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. It tells of Brahmin Jūjaka who had arrived at Mount Vamka and stayed overnight near the hermitage of the ascetic Vessantara. At dawn on the next morning, Jūjaka waited until Princess Maddī went away to gather fruits. He then came out and begged Vessantara for Prince Jali and Princess Kanha. When the children realized that the Brahmin was asking for them, they were so scared that they hid themselves under the lotus leaves in the pond. Vessantara called them and made them understand his wishes. Then the ascetic gave them to Jūjaka who bound their hands together and dragged them out of there.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript was completed] in CS 1280, a poek sanga year, on the twelfth waning-moon day of the ninth [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week as the Mon say, at the time of the forenoon horn. Monk Sīvijaya wrote the manuscript on his own so that the religion could last until [the end of] 5,000 years or as long as the life of the manuscript. May I definitely become a Buddha.
Sabbadānaṃ dhammadānaṃ jināti nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to Thursday, 6 June 1918 (1280 Jyestha 27).