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15. Then, instantly, she told the merchant "You must carry out this one word of mine. Give ine the flesh of this peacock of the king so that I might live without doubt". Then the foremost of the merchants went out and found the place of the peacock, in front of him. He hid the peacock and going to her house, gave her another creature. She instantly blessed the merchant and ate it calling it a peacock. Then, not finding the peacock in the whole town the king ordered a proclamation with a drum. Hearing that, the slave girl narrated he whole account of the peacock to the king The king became very angry with the merchant and handed him over to the executioners for slaying. Thus, having experienced the fruit of the association with the mean, the merchant, through fear, quickly went home and instantly restored to the mean king that trifle of a peacock.
16. Now listen, oh son, to the story of the noble by which wonderful prosperity is achieved. Being aware in mind of the company of the mean, one man courted the company of a noble man. In the town of Benares there was a delightful king, Arabinda by name. Being content at heart, he once went out ahunting. He fell in to a waterless tract and became afflicted with hunger and thirst. A merchant, however, gave him three fruits very represhing ( as if ) made of nector. The king became pleased with the merchant and showed his favour to him on reaching home. Realising his great service, he appointed him to the office of ministership Both of them lived there with affection, lustrous like the sun and the moon, 10 the virtuous abode of numerous gems of good qualities like ocean in depth.
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17. Then, one day, the great minister, abducting the son of the king and removing his ornaments, went to the delightful house of a harlot. There the merchant presented those invaluable ornaments, pleasant to the eyes of people, to her. He then told the harlot whose face was like the moon at the advent of the autumn I have killed the son of the king'. All this he told her whose love was unshakable. Hearing that, she said affectionately, Do not make this known to any body'. In the meanwhile, not finding his son, the king ordered a proclamation with the beating of a drum in the town- Whoever would give information about tho king's son, would be rewarded lands along with money". Then some rash fellow 10 instantly said in the presence of the king I have noticed your son, oh lord; he has been murdered by the new minister'.
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