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that maid-serbant said: "Go and give this fruit to that beautiful lady." The maid-servant gave that fruit to Malaya. Malaya was extremely pleased with that mango. The maid-servant said to the king:
"Maharaj She has accepted the present of the mengo given by you will great delight."
Hearing these words from the maidservant, the king became sure that the lady has now come round.
Malaya accepted the mango. Afterwards when it became night-time, she closed the doors of her room from inside. She then extracted juice from the
mengo.
mango
She then took out a seed kept hidden in her hair. She rubbed that seed in juice. She made a 'tilak' therefrom on her forehead. She was immediatly converted into a man.
