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7 LALITANGAKUMAR
Once upon a time, there was a big city named Srivasa Narabahada was the king of that city. He had a son who was named Lalitangakumar. The king loved him very much He was given proper cducation.
From his childhood, Lalitangakumar was very pious He took great interest in religious activities and he had a very sympathetic heart. If he saw anyone in distress, his heart was filled up with pity He would give away whatever he had to help the needy Many poor people of the city came to him, and nope went empty-banded
The prince had a fast friend whose name was Sajjan His nature was just the reverse of bis dame He would not tolerate anyone to be happy. Jealousy and revenge always dominated his heart His frienship with Lalitanga too was more formal than real and he always tried to find loopholes in the character of his friend He never looked with admiration on the help that the prince rendered to the poor and the needy and he would often complain against the pribce to the king
Once it was the prince's birth-day and it was celebrated with great pomp and spleodour. The king presented him with a very costly necklace inled with gems The prince was very happy and placed it on his neck. When he was returning to his owo apartment, he heard a beggar crying in the street When the beggar saw the prince, a flicker of smile crossed his face The prince's heart melted and he gave away the necklace to the beggar. The beggar was pleased and blessed the prince and wept away
Sajjan watched this scene and his eyes started showering poison. He wanted to teach the prince a good lesson, and so he came to the king at once and narrated the incident
