Hi Everett,

You are right in the change of punctuation. CSCD edition reads:

Kukku.tii na cirasseva a.n.daani vijaayi, majjaarii aagantvaa taani
a.n.daani khaadi. Dutiyampi tatiyampi khaadiyeva. Kukku.tii cintesi-
"tayo vaare mama a.n.daani khaaditvaa idaani mampi
khaaditukaamaasii"ti. "Ito cutaa saputtaka.m ta.m khaaditu.m
labheyyan"ti patthana.m katvaa tato cutaa ara~n~ne diipinii hutvaa
nibbatti. Itaraa migii hutvaa nibbatti. Tassaa vijaatakaale diipinii
aagantvaa tayo vaare puttake khaadi. Migii mara.nakaale "aya.m me
tikkhattu.m puttake khaaditvaa idaani mampi khaadissati, ito daani
cutaa eta.m saputtaka.m khaaditu.m labheyyan"ti patthana.m katvaa ito
cutaa yakkhinii hutvaa nibbatti.

In Norman's version taa may refer to 'khadissati' - hence 'she will eat'.

Best regards,
Dimitry