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it, the cow-herd made them cheerful by giving them food and drink materials to eat and drink, and having allured them in various ways he took the two boys into his cow-pen, and handed them over to the chief cow-herd, who entrusted them to his wife. The chief cow-berd's wife took care of the two boys as if they were her own sons and she was keeping them constantly pleased by giving them pieces of savoury articles of food and other objects.
The chlef cow-herd was a favourite of the King of Jaya. Vardhana Nagara. One day be went to Jaya-Vardhana Nagara, with a costly present, accompanied by the two boys to do respectful salutation to King Nara-Vikrama Kumāra. Having bowed down low before the king, the cow-berd respectfully presented the gift to the king. The king gave him tămbula (the leaf of piper-betel, together with areca nut, catechu, chunam and spices folded in the form of packet ) with his own hands and inquired about causes of his pleasures and pain. Just at that time, the eye-sight of King Nara-Vikrama accidently fell on the two boys who were sitting by the side of the cow-herd. The King was greatly delighted. He thought:- These two boys who were sitting by the side of the cow-herd are mine, let me, therefore, ask the cow-herd" With this idea in his mind, King Nara-Vikrama asked the cow-herd :O good man! whose sons are these two boys ? The cow-herd replied:-0 good king ! they are the sons of a relative of mine; my wife has nourished them from their child-hood." The king demanded.-"Good Man! Say out truth" Becoming perturbed mentally, the chief cow berd narrated the whole account commeneing with his meeting the two boys on the bank of the river. King Nara-Vikrama was immensely delighted, and with an affectionate embrace he made the two boys slt on his lap. On seeing this incident, the cheif cow-herd said:- O good kng ! From the various gestures and actions of the two boys I knew, in the beginning, that they must be the sons of some soudatory rular or some general of an army or of some king, separated
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