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Malaya decorated the person of Malaya. She was helped in putting on rich clothes and ornaments. Mahabal put the Lakshmipunj necklace round her neek. He then placed her in the box. He told Malaya :
'The stopper and chain of the box is in the inside. So you bolt the box from inside. When you hear the music of the Veena then only you open the box from inside. You have to be very careful in this. If you unbolt the box before hearing the music of the veena, then you will be cheated. When you come out from the box, you will find me dressed in the garb of a brownish colour, I will look like a sage. ! will have a Veena in my hand also. You put the garland round the neck of the
sage.'
Then, the thieves who had gone to steal more, living as leaving many precious goods in the care of their companion, came back. He asked Mahabal :
