Book Title: Stories From Jainism
Author(s): Mrugendramuni
Publisher: Jain Yoga Foundation

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________________ So Rohak caused the goat to be tied to a tree near a wolf and the goat was fed daily and at the end of the fortnight the goat was found to be exactly of the same weight as previously. Then the king asked people to conduct a fight between a cock sent by him with another imaginary cock. So at Rohak's instance they placed a mirror in front of the cock and the cock began to peck at its own reflection very violently. The king then asked them to make ropes from the sands of the river. So at the suggestion of Rohak the king was asked to send old models as specimens to them for making ropes. Hearing this message, the king acknowledged defeat. Then the king sent an old elephant on the brink of death to the people and told them to inform him of the state of the elephant without using words such as, “The elephant is dead". When the elephant died Rohak sent a message saying; “Your elephant neither sits, nor gets up, nor eats, nor moves!" The king asked the acrobats to send the well of their village to the court, as its water was very sweet and potable. Thereupon the people asked the king to send them a well of his city so that the rural well could accompany it. Then the king asked them to cook porridge without the aid of fire. So they put the rice in a pot full of water and milk and kept it in the sun. It was noon and the porridge was ready. 96

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