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celebrated the marriage of his son. His daughter-in-law belonged to a wealthy family. One day, she noticed her father-in-law doing what she thought was unbecoming. Some drops of oil had fallen on the ground. The Seth took those drops of oil with his finger and smeared it to his shoes.
The daughter-in-law thought, "How miserly my father-inlaw is! Why did he do so? or has he some other purpose in doing so?" She thought about it for some days. Then she thought of finding out the truth.
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One day, she said to her mother-in-law, "I have a severe headache today.... I will lie down and take rest". The motherin-law permitted her to take rest and to sleep but when she did not get up until evening, she said to her, "Is your headache very severe ?" The daughter-in-law replied, "Yes, I am suffering from a severe headache". In the evening when the Seth returned from the shop, he came to know that his daughter-in-law was suffering from a severe headache. He asked her, "Dear daughter, were you getting such a headache even before ?"
"Yes, father. I used to get such a headache sometimes".
"Which medicine were you using to get rid of your headache? If you tell me what the medicine is, I will get it for you".
The daughter-in-law was silent. the same question again, she said, secure that medicine. Only my father can get it".
When the Seth asked her "Dear father, you cannot
"Oh! What medicine is that? Please name it. Even if I cannot secure it, I will get it from your father".
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"My father used to make a paste with a true pearl and he used to apply it to my temples and forehead and when that was done I used to get complete relief from my headache".
"Oh! Is that all? I too will prepare a paste with a true pearl now. Don't worry". The Seth took out of his iron-safe a true pearl; and got ready to make a paste out of it. When he was about to break the pearl, the daughter-in-law said, "Dear
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