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All the four thieves put trust in what Vayarsen said. Vayarsen then put on the cover-sheet, took the stick in his hand and inserted the flying-cot in his feet. Then he said to himself only :
"Oh magic flying-cot ! Take me very far from here.” The moment he said so, Vayarsen reached the sky with all the three things. The thieves kept looking on. It is true that one man's folly becomes the good fortune of another.
The folly of thieves became the good forune of Vayarsen. vayarsen then began to live in the neighbour hood of the prostitute with those three things. The prostitute saw that he spent much money daily. Seeing that, the prostitute went to him. After telling him sweet things she again took him to her house. At the house of the prostitute Vayarsen again began to obtain plenty of money like rain. The prostitute began to think :
“This man seems to be a self-realised man. I had made him vomit out
