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- and was placed on the throne, and he took the name Dhattribahana
"At Rajagriha, Bhadra was in a miserable state in the company of the monk The prosperity of the household was gone and the son was missing Servants were dismisscd The house wore the look of poverty and distress. When Katha returned, he could not recognise his own home Only the male parrot was still there. He narrated the whole thing to his master and having thus completed the duration of the spell, he too earned his liberation. The eyes of the merchant had opened by now and he renounced the world and joined the order of monks Bhadra had already earned so much ill fame that she could no longer remain in Rajagriha In the company of the monk, she fled and teok shelter in the city of Champa They - took a cottage in the suburb of the city Bhadra now served as a maid in a certain family and the monk became a farm labourer
"In the mean time, Monk Katha came to the city of Champa in the course of his wanderings. Bhadra saw him from a distance and recognised him at once She was alarmed to see Katha there and decided to do something at once One day, the monk came to her cottage to beg Bhadra served him food, but hid her own ring into the food, which she offered Then, as the monk moved out, she shouted, 'Thief! Thief! He has taken my ring,
"The woman's shouts attracted a large crowd. Even the police chief came there The ring was recovered from the monk What an irony! The monk was arrested and brought to the police station Luckily, the palace was not sery for from that place Maid Gomatı heard the noise and came to her window to see what the matter was As her eyes fell on the monk who was tied fast, she recognised her former master and rushed to the king Both of bem then reached the police station, where the king freed
