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boy was passing by the palace, the king saw the boy. He was impressed by his priocely look and he sent his men to bring the boy to him. The king gave him shelter at the palace
King Bhadrasingh and bis queen were spending their days in the greatest distress Sometimes they were living in the countryside and sometimes in the forests, but their firmness in spirituality did not wane Both of them had the same thinking which was to remain firm on their chosen path.
At last the king and the queen reached the city where their son was living They thought that the city was fairly big and that they would get their subsistence quite easily.
The king left the queen outside the city and himself moved in with a view to sell his ring. This was a ring which both the king and the queen valued most But in their present distress, they had no other alternative but to part with this.
The king reached a jeweller's shop which was near the palace He offered the ring for sale As the king was talking with the jeweller, the first queen of Sumanasepa saw him from her own window and sent for him. The king forgot to take the ring from the jeweller
The queen had a different sort of business with him, which was none too dignified This was a fresh temptation for him but he remained firm. The queen tried her best to induce him. She unfolded all her coquetry, but to no effect Then she said,
"Either you agree to my request, or, you will be in great difficulty. I shall not spare you in any case."
Bhadrasingh stood up at once and ran out But the queen had meanwhile started shouting and this attracted the guards The guards arrested him at once and presented him before the king. The charge was serious intention to molest the queen, for which he was given a capital punishment Bhadrasingh was then taken away to the exccution ground and preparations were ready to hang him.
When Queen Sundari, Bhadrasingh's wife found after a long waiting that her husband did not return, she started in
