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parrot by taking it in her hand. The king's soul, which left the body of the parrot had entered into the body of the wasp which was being dead in the garden. And then the soul in the form of a wasp was waiting for the opportunity of entering in the body of the king. It had hidden it self. As soon as the king's body was devoid of the minister's self, it entered into the body of the king i. e. its own body.
When the real king thus came out of the room, the queen fell at his feet respectfully.
The king raised her and embraced her. The queen was just going to sprain the neck of the parrot in whose body, the soul of wicked minister resided; but the king prevented her and said:
"He will reap the fruits of his evil doings, himself. He has himself burnt his original body, so he can't come back in that form. He will complete his life-span as a parrot only.
