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line. Now because of the honey, an ant came and catching the end of the thread it went through the jewels. The goldsmith danced with joy. He repaired the necklace fully. But immediately, as god has warned, his skull was sprained to pieces, and he died.
Now that goldsmith was born as a monkey and was staying in a garden near that city. Because of the memory of the past birth, the goldsmitn in the form of a monkey remembered the necklace stury.
Now, when the sons of the goldsmith presented the repaired necklace, the king was extremely pleased. But when the sons of the goldsmith asked for the remaining amount of reward, the king said :
“What nonsense ? which reward and which necklace ? lt waa your father who repaired if and not you. The remuneration is always given to the artist who does the
