three versions of the events that followed andriamampandry's initial assessment of the two brothers were recorded in the mid-19th century "tantara ny andriana eto madagasikara", the first documenting of merina oral history. in the first version, andriamampandry rallied the public in a speech that retold his experience with the brothers and explained in figurative terms the selfishness of men with one heart and the generosity and empathy of men with two hearts. andriamampandry then left the gathering and was halfway to the royal palace when he was stopped by a man named andriamanalina who offered to express the people's concerns to the king. the two traveled to the palace and andriamanalina requested an audience. when an attendant asked his reason for wishing to see the king, andriamanalina responded with a lengthy condemnation and then departed. afterward the king discussed andriamanalina's diatribe with andriamampandry, who explained that the people were dissatisfied with him and advised him to leave the palace. the king departed, and at the same time the prince left alasora to travel to his brother's palace.