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Rohak told the king many secrets of nature.
He told the king why a goat gave out round pills of excreta. It was due to the wind known as 'Samwartak' in the bowels of the goat.
He also told the king that the tail of a squirrel was as long as its main body.
One day, the king asked Rohak how many sires had been responsible for his birth. The boy then said that the king was sired by five persons; viz., (1) Kuber from whom the king knew generosity (2) An untouchable or 'Chandal', as the king was full of anger at his enemies (3) A Dhobi (Washerman), as he knew how to wring people dry of their wealth (4) A scorpion, as he troubled a sleeping child (5) and, finally, his own father who had sired him.
The king then appointed Rohak as his chief minister.
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