Five Gems Diwakar Chitrakatha 031

Author(s): Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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When the period of mourning ended people advised the merchant
You should soon arrange for the marriage of your second son, Shashikant. The gloomy atmosphere will change. Old wounds will heal.
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And the snake bit Shashikant on his feet.
Oh! Oh! The snake
has bitten.
Help! Run!
All
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After biting, the serpent disappeared.
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One year later, Shashikant was married. After marriage Shashikant also suffered the same fate. While entering the house with his bride he was came across a black cobra just when he stepped on the seventh step.
O God! Here is the black cobra.
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Shashikant fell on the stairs. His mouth foamed. People shouted with fear
It is a snake bite. Call some doctor.
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Cobble
OC
O God! The thunderbolt has struck again. What sins are precipitating?
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Within no time Shashikant was dead.