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Amarkumar gave them to his friend and asked him to buy some sweets against them His friend did accordingly. Then the two friends ate a portion of the sweet, and gave the She immeremaining portion to the girl when she woke up diately asked, 'Where did you get the money ""
"These sweets have been bought out of the seven shells tied in your sani
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Surasundari became very angry She exclaimed in
anger
"In the preceptor's absence, you are doing everything all right But how could you do such a thing without my consent. Wherefrom have you learnt such manners
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Amarkumar felt small and said,
"I have taken such a meagre amount! Why are you abusing me for that? Of what great use would have been those shells to you? You could not buy anything in exchange for them
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Surasundari promptly retorted,
"I could have purchased even a kingdom in exchange for them. How are you concerned about that?'
Amarkumar held a tight rein over his temper. He did not protest. For, he considered it wise not to open his lips any further, but the rude words of the princess pierced his heart He said to himself,
"So that's it! All right At the right moment, I shall see how she gets a kingdom in exchange for seven shells "
He left the place
After a few days, the preceptor returned When the course of study came to an end, all the students sat for the
