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Mahabal and Malaya were thus talking. Kanakmala thought 'My rival queen Champakmala and her daughter Malaya can now be put in troble be me. This is the best chance. I will get her caught red-handed talking in private with some youth, at night-time. The king will surely pump them severely.'
So with this idea, she closed the doors of Malaya's room from outside. Then she went to call the king. Malaya began to tremble with the fear of a possible misery. Mahabal asked:
'Princess Why are you afraid? Let me know the reason of your fear.'
'Prince, you don't know Kanakmala is my step-mother. She is very jealous of my mother and myself. She is very jealous of my mother and myself. She always contrives some plot or other to make us look sinners. To-day she has got the opportunity. She has
