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THE MARRIAGE OF MALAYA
Mahabal and Malaya had met in the old temple of the forest. Malaya narrated how she was to get success in getting the Lakshmipunj Necklace and that Kanakmala was to come definitely at night. Mahabal also narrated to Malaya in brief, how he saved the king, her father.
The next day, Mahabal purchased the necessary things for implamenting his next plan. He began to wait for malaya in the temple. He was very eager to tell the remaining things to her, such as how the King trusted his astrological forecasts, how the ring was found out by the servants of the king etc. etc.
Now he began to think out ways to make his other forecasts come true. He was lost in such deep thoughts. At that very time some thiefs come there to steal.
