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zade, mere ghar nun chal. Ghar lejá ke ohntn te pauryân taiyar ho gaye hain. Osse vele Bådshah Akhya "tan aithe khilo, main andaron bâp nún ne apni dhi da dola te adhê raj osnan dedittà. puchh Awan." Sap ne bâp nan Akhya "Ik admi Osne Akhya "Raj main nahin lenda." Itni gal ne sau rupaiya deko jogi koloń chhaddwaya hai, Akhkar apne banke hoe mahal vichh chalâ giả. ohnd main tere kol leây& hån." Sap de bap ne Pher Badshah ne Akhya "Tu mert bett lele." &khy& "Mere kol bull le&." Bådshåhzâde nun Pher ogne Badshåbzadi leke mahal vichh chalâ giâ. Akby, "Mera bâp tainan tinware Akhega, ke, Bad- Donoń otherahan bahan lage. Bådshahzada tote shahzade, jo kujh mangna bain, mang lo; tad tan billi náń mahal vichh chhaddke &p shikar chalâ giâ mundra mange, hor kujh na mangé." Pher te roz shikâr nun chala jậya kare. Ik din Ohdi bådshahzada Sap de bâp kol gå. Osne åkhyå "Jo 'aurat bahot udás hof. Ohne Akhya "Tån kyun kujh mangna hain, mang." Badshahzade ne udås hof hain," tân ohne jawab ditta, "Merá ji jawab ditta, "Parmeshar da ditta sabh kujh mere chabnda hai, ke tan mainan sone di banê de jikar kol hai." Osne Akhy& "Mer& daja bachan bai, jo tuńsonedå mahal bankya hai." Osne osse vele ohde kujh mengn hain, mang le." Osne Akhya "Par rubaru chaunkå påyå, lass mundre utte chirakke, meshar då ditta babot kujh hai." Osne åkhya te akhya " Meri 'aurat sone di hojave." Osse vele "Sun, mera tisrå bachan hai, jo kujh mangnâ hain, Bådshahzâdi sone di ban gayi. Ik din jadon mang le." Osne Akhya " Mainan hor kujh nahin Bådshahzâda shikâr giâ, tadoń Badshahzadi ne sir chåhid, siraf ik mundrà darkar hai." Sap de dhoya, te kanght phori, tân siron do tin wâl dig bảp ne is bât utte bahot afsos kita, par apne tije pye. Akhya" Mere wal sone de hain: eh kis bachan nan para karan waste mundrå leAke deditta, kamm åwange P Ethe koi gharib nahin hai jisnin te åkhyê "Je main bachan na kardá, tân tainan dewån." Eh samajhkar donå banake, wal samanethe hi bhassam kar dinda. Kyon ton mere kolon dar vich lushå ditte. bhårt chiz mangi bai P JA, hun lejl." Sap då Agge kinare utte ik dhobi liro dhondå si. beta ohnôi bahir loke Ay4. Pher Badshahzade ne | Ohno đônó phap lyũ, vich Bono de wal vekhke, Akhya "Eh tun mainan kl "båp kolon diwåyå başå râzi hoya. Oh đône non Bådshah de kol hai P Daulatan de her na diwde : son chándi na legi&. Bådshåh ne apne shåhzâde non dedittå. diwaya. Isnůá main kt karańP Ehda ki gun Shahzâda vekhke baså khosh hoya, te akhya hai ?” Sap ne Akhya "Ehde vich eh gun hai, ke "Main apnå byâh og Bådshahzadi nal karawanga, chaunka pake, lasst lekke, ehdo utte chhirakke, te jo oh mainan ne milegi, tân main marjajo kujh mangeng so eh devega." Eh gal daske, wang." Eh kahke, jhikkhi manji te pairib& Sap apne ghar nun chala gta. Badshahzada apne te không pina chhadd ditt. Bådshah apne bete råh pya, te Shahr de kol jáke apnê ji vich kahan då en bål vekbke, baså ghamgin hoya, te sochan laga "Dekhiye, ke eh mundra eujhya hai jehu- lagå, ke kistarah oh shahzadi mile? Amir wazir jhya sap ne dasya si." Osne chaunka påya te lassf musaddi bul&ke Akhya “Eh salah dasso, jistarah atte chhirakki, te Akhya "He mundra, mainon oh shahzâdt mile." Ohnan ne sochke jawab ditta, khân nun laddu mithậi de." Osse vele laddu "Huzûr 'Ali, eh kamm siwae phaphekuttan de mith&i Agaye. Bådshahzâda kh&ke agge turya. hor koi nahin kar sakda. Bådsha ne sâre shahr
Pher ik Shahr vich pahunchke othe dondt sunê, di phaphekugnifi mangô lâyên. Ohsân vichoi ke jo kos sone di mahal te pausyển samnndar de ik ne åkhya, "Main eh kamm karångi, par jo vich banåve, osnån main apnê larki då dolâ te adh kujh main mangangi so main Badshah kolon langl." råj delnga, je na banega, tan sir laha deånga. Phaphekuţtan ne ik besi sone di banwâi, te nal Eb sunkar Badshahzada kachebrt vich giá, te chår mallâh laille. Akhya, "Hazur 'Ali, main banâwângâ." Ohne Beri vich ik resham då handola banwâya, te Akby, "Tań kf banavenga, agge bahotere Shah- ognun pat dian låsân lâyan. Bert utte chashke zade sir lah gaye hain, eh ohnań dyan siry&ó då odhar nûn rawânå hof, jidharon dona Avå si Lär hai. JA, chal ja." Ohne Akhya " Main bang- Malláhân non osre eh sikhaya, ke je main ungal wenga.” Is utte Badshah ne hukum ditta, ke aj khaft karangi tán tussan berf banh denf; je hithân råt nun taiyar ho jave. Bådsbåh ne obde utte karangi, tân beri çor deni. Do tin mahinyan vich pahra baha ditta. Pahrewâle vekhan, tån oh Ik mahal te ja pahunche. Dekhan tân, ke sone da suta pya: ohnan ápas vich Akhya," Eh mahal ki mahal banyå hoyà hai. Osne samajh 18, ke ethe bankweg&P” Pichhli råt nå oh athyâ, chaunka hi oh shahzadi rehndi hovégt; tân osne khari kiti. påkar, mundre utte lassi chhasakki; te Akhya Mall&hân ne beri khari kar dittf; pausyên thâni “Sone då mahal te pauryan banjân." Osse vele mahal de Apar chash gayf. Dekht tân Shahzâdi samandar de vich mahal te paury&n ban gayan. baitthí hof hai; Shahzâdi de sir utte piếr deke, Pahredåran khabar dittf "Mahal dekh lo." Ohnan Akhya, "Main terf mass han." Ohne Akhya, "Main ne Badshah ngủ khabar pahunchal. Badshâh apne tainan agge kadi na vekhyl." Ohne Akhya, "Bhaahilkåran de sath dekhan Ayd. Ditha ke mahal nevi, tun nikt jehf si jadoń main apni bahin kol
