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knowing medical science. He happens to be a friend of your father also. He will give you the necessary training."
Jivanand and Keshav were very studious, modest and eager. They soon completed their studies and became profficient and expert physicians. They were returning to Varanasi from the city of Champapuri. On their way, they met a blind lion. The elder brother Jivanand told Keshav :
"We should remove the blindness of this lion. Our knowledge will be put to test and the lion will be benifited.
Thus two things will be achieved at one stroke."
The younger brother Keshav replied:
"No, we should not do that. This lion, after all, is a cruel beast. It is in their nature to return evil for benificence. We need not put our life into risk by curing its eyes."
