up in heaven, tampha saw the smoke rising from her native place. she knew it was for a funeral. she worried about her people. perhaps someone had died even though salailen had promised to keep them safe from disease. she asked salailen about his promises. salailen told her that the funeral was only for a dog. she did not believe him and wanted to see her parents. reluctantly, salailen allowed her to meet people under some conditions. she should leave only after their son khoriphaba had gone to sleep and should come back before he woke up. also, she should not consume any earthly foods or drinks. then, he placed a golden ladder (or "golden stairs" in another version) for her to climb down. she landed on the thangjing hill and then went to konthoujam, her native land. she met her near and dear ones. her mother offered tampha delicious foods.