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-street, followed by two goats The she-goat wanted to eat some barley and asked the he-goat to get it for her from the cart But the he-goat dared not, since it was a royal cart carrying barley for the king's stable Said the he-goat, 'Do you take me to be King Brahmadatta that I put my life at risk to fulfil a flimsy desire of yours ?' The she goat said, You are cruel You know not the heart Where heart is involved, both life and death become secondary. If a worldmonarch like Brahmadatta is going to lay down his life for the sake of the lady, you cannot just call him a fool Rather, you should emulate his noble example' To this the he-goat retorted, 'Who can be a greater fool that one who is blinded by a woman? Brahmadatta may be a world-monarch, but he is not above lapses It is the greatest folly on his part to sacrifice his life for the sake of a lady's arrogance'
"The king heard the goat's words and at once changed his mind He removed his mouth from the queen's ears and moved away from the pyre He returned to his apartment and acknowledged the he-goat as his spiritual master The pair was brought to the palace The king placed garlands on them and fed them sweet barley with his own hands The queen was given lashes for repeating her curiosity”
"Giving a sharp edge to his words, the second man said to the first, 'Whipping is the best cure for an arrogant woman who is not amenable to reason, as monarch Brahmadatta administered to his queen'
"This was enough for the lady who insisted no more on getting the necklace This was also enough to pacify Queen Chelana who did no more wish to end her life, but lived on peacefully
"Queen Chelana used to put on the necklace deveryday One day somehow it broke down and the queen was very sad It would be difficult to get it repaired, for, anyone doing it would die. So, it would be difficult to find anyone who would be ready to take up the repair Yet a proclama
