King Pradeshi and Keshikumar Diwakar Chitrakatha 054

Author(s): Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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King Pradeshi and Keshikumar Shraman Some woodcutters went into a jungle. They carried some fire for cooking but it got extinguished. One of the elders said-
Get some
fire out of Arni wood and
cook food.
What next?
The old man left. The woodcutter broke Arni wood into pieces but no fire came out of it. He then broke the pieces into still smaller pieces and still failed to find fire.
Oh ! Even now there is no fire. I have broken this wood into many pieces but no fire came out of it.
Give it to me.
By then the old man returned
You are a liar. There is no fire in Arni wood. See, I have bro
ken it into so many pieces.
The old man took two pieces of Arni wood and rubbed them together. Sparks were produced and fire was lit. See, here
Great! is the fire.
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