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List came the turn of Rohini the youngest daughter-in-law. When Dhanya asked her about her grains of rice, she said, "Father, you will have to call for several carts so that what I did with the five grains could be brought before you." Dhanya asked why should she need so many carts. She explained "Father, the five grains that you gave me were sown in the field and the harvest was reaped and collected repeatedly year after year and innumerable earthen pots now contain all the rich harvest and for bringing them before you would need many carts." Accordingly the carts were despatched to Rohini's store house and several sealed earthen jars were fetched and the father-in-law was quite pleased to see the enormous harvest that Rohini had collected out of mere five grains.
When people in the streets saw the number of carts carrying the earthen pots, they were simply surprised and when they were told what they contained, they praised the prudence of Rohini. Dhanya also rewarded her by his own blessings and appointed her as the mistress of the whole household and entrusted to her care the responsibilities of the family.
All the friends and relatives of Dhanya were witness to the distribution of work amongst the four daughters-in-law. They expressed their happiness over the allotment but specially appreciated Rohini who enhanced the prestige of the family by the sincerity of her efforts and wisdom of planning.
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