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Once some dacoits attacked our village and all the families rebbed. They came to my house also and began to loot. My wife voluntarily submitted to them and expressed her desire to go with them. The dacoits took her away and handed her over to their leader called Pallipati, the Lord of Pallis. Palipatti took her as his kept' wife and lived happily.
When I returned home, I neither found my wealth not my wife. Having no idea that she had gone of her own, I made inquiries and ultimately one Potter's wife found her out. My wife was actually displeased at my return, but pretended quite reverse and sent a message that I should go to her at night when the Head of the Robbers, Pallipati, was to go out. 1 did like that and spent some time in her company. But due to some ill-omen, he returned earlier. My wicked wife made some sign to him that I was hiding myself under the cat. Pallipati dragged
