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people, Abhaya Kumāra standing on the parapet-wall of the well, threw a lump of cow-dung on the ring, and over it he threw a burning bundles of hay By the heat of the burning bundle of hay, the lump of cow-dung became transformed into a dry cake of cow-dung with the king's ring imbeded into it. Abhaya Kumāra, then, had a stream of water run into the well. With the rising of the water-level in the well, the ring imbeded into it, came up floating on the surface of the water Abhaya Kumāra, at once, took the cake of cow-dung from the surface of the water, and removing the King's ring from it, he kept the ring with him.
On hearing the news of the success acheived by Abhaya Kumāra in securing the King's ring from the dry well, King Śrémika instanity called Abhaya Kumāra to his, presence. Immediately on seeing Abhaya Kunāra, there was an intense feeling of paternal love in the heart of King Śréņika. On being asked to give his own account, Abhaya Kumāra narrated everything told by his mother to him, and also about the piece of paper given to his mother, as well as, how he had left his mother outside the town. On being convinced that Abhaya Kumāra was has own son, King Śréņika was greatly pleased. King Śrèņika had got Queen Nandā-Abhaya Kumār's motherbrought to his palace with great pomp. He appointed Abhaya Kumāra as the President of his Council of Ministers owing to his superior intellect, and he contracted a marriage of Abhaya Kumara with a daughter of his sister Susénā.
King Cetaka, of the Republe of Vaisali, had seven daughters by his queen Prithâ. Out of them, his five daughters were mar. ried with different kings. Only two, viz Su-jyestha and Cellaņa were immarried
One day on seeing. a portrait of Sujyésthâ, King Śrépika became enamoured of her charming beauty, and he asked for
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