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will live at the palace with my own daughter Trilocana, I shall henceforth bc responsible for your safety and wellbeing"
Madalsa was relieved. She was only looking for this much and thus sbc had got She started her new life with Trilocana, to whom she would often till many bcautiful stories She was thus well provided for.
One day, a sad incident happened. Trilocana was takiog a stroll in the garden along with her friends when a black panther suddenly appeared there and bit the young priocess. With a loud shriek, the princess fell on the ground and became senseless The matter was at once reported to the king The king and other dignitaries of the court soonrushed to the spot Doctors were sent for, but all their efforts to restore the princess to her seases failed The king became restless The princess was carried to the palace in a palanquio. Doctors were attending on her, but all their knowledge of medicine proved futile
The king issued forth a proclamation that anyone who would be able to cure the princess of the paother's poison will win her hand But none responded, since it was no easy job When Uttamkumar, who was residing in the fisherman's house in the same city, heard the proclamation, he decided to respond He came to the court and offered to try his hand to cure the princess He was taken to the room in which the princess lay senseless Uttamkumar uttered the namokar and applied a gem that he had acquired from his wife Madalsa in the palace of the demon-king This removed the poison and the princess moved on her side. After some time, as she was rid of poison, she sat up to the joy of the hing and the entire royal household The king fulfilled his promise and married his daughter with him Uttamkumar was now allotted a beautiful palace where he started - living with his newly married wife. Madalsa also joined the prince, her husband
To celebrate the happy occasion of the restoration of the princess to life, the king released mapy prisoners, aad: Kuverdatta was one of them Before leaving the city, he
