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who had only one eye. She became a beautiful darrisel.
The mouth of the prostitute watered. She said to Vayarsen :
"Oh, my lord I Give me that divine flower. I am your sweet-heart. After getting. everlasting youth I shall for ever serve at your feet and remain your embracing. fellow.mate.”
Vayarsen replied :
“Darling ! The god has ordered me not to give this flower to any one else. I shall make you smell it with my own hands and fulfil your desire.”
The prostitute said, “Do as you wish."
She then kept quiet. Vayarsen made her smell the flower. She at once became converted into a she-donkey. Vayarsen began to beat her with a stick. She began to expose her pain in the voice of a donkey.. But who else could know her mind except Vayarsen ? The prostitute then began to repent about the fraud practised by her.