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The palace which once looked very attractive now wore a look of deserted ruins. The goddess of wealth said 'goodbye' to them.
The merchant Kath returned from the foreign land completing the work entrusted to him. He was paired to see the condition of his palace. He could not find even Sagardatta. So he asked Bhadra. How could she reply? She remained silent.
Then he asked the parrot. The pari ot said :
“First set me free; then I will tell you.” Kath opened the cage. The parrot flew and sat on the tree in the compound. Then the parrot narrated everything from the beginning to the end. On hearing all these things, especially the infidelity of his wife and the consequent cruelties, his · mind was detached. He lost all interst in the worldly life.
