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De Bushmita. There is a city
in the world famous under the name of

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Tamulipta. And in that city there
was a very rich merchant named Danadot,

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And he, being childless, dissembled
many brahmins and said to them, with

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due respect, take such steps as
will procure me a sun soon. Then

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those brahmins said to him, this
is not at all difficult, for brahmins

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can accomplish all things in this world
by means of ceremonies in accordance with the

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scriptures. To give you an instance, there was in old times a king

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who had no sons, and he
had a hundred five wives in his harem,

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and by means of a sacrifice to
procure a son, there was born

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to him a son named Jantu,
was like the rising of the new moon

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to the eyes of his wives.
Once on a time, an aunt bit

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the boy on the thigh as he
was crawling about on his knees, so

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that he was very unhappy and sobbed
loudly. Thereupon the whole harem was full

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of confused lamentation, and the king
himself shrieked out, my son, my

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son of the common man. The
boy was soon comforted the ant having been

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removed, and the king blamed the
misfortune of his only having one son as

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the cause of all his grief,
And he asked the Brahmins in his affliction

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if there was any expedient by which
he might obtain a large number of children.

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They answered him, O, King, there is one expedient open to

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you. You must slay this son
and offer up all his flesh in the

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fire. By smelling the smell of
that sacrifice, all thy wives will obtain

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sons. When he had heard that, the king had the whole ceremony performed

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as they directed, and he obtained
as many sons as he had wives.

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So we can obtain a son for
you also by a burnt offering. When

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they had said this Datadot, the
Brahmins, after a sacrificial fee had been

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promised them, performed a sacrifice.
Then a son was born to that merchant.

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That son was Guisay, and he
gradually grew up to man's estate.

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Then his father, Danadot, began
to look out for a wife for him.

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Then his father went with that son
of his to another country on the

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pretense of traffic, but really to
get a daughter in law. There he

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asked an excellent merchant of the name
of Dharmagupta to give him his daughter named

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Davishmita for his son Guisain. But
Dharmagupta, who was tenderly attached to his

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daughter, did not approve of that
connection, fletting that the city of Damalpta

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was very far off. But when
Davshmita beheld that Guisain, her mind was

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immediately attracted by his virtues, and
she was set on abandoning her relations.

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And so she made an assination with
him by means of a confidant, and

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went away from that country at night
with her beloved and his father. When

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they reached Tamalipta, they were married, and the mind of the young couple

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were firmly knit together by the bond
of me to a love. Then Guisain's

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father died, and he himself was
urged by his relations to go to the

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country of Kataha for the purpose of
trafficking. But his wife, Davishmita,

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was too jealous to approve of that
expedition, fearing exceedingly that he would be

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attracted by some other lady. Then, as his wife did not approve of

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it, and his relations kept inciting
him to it, Guisain, whose mind

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was firmly set on doing his duty, was bewildered. Then he went and

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performed a bow in the temple of
the God, observing a writchid fast,

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trusting that the God would show him
some way out of his difficulty, and

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his wife, davis Shmita, also
performed a bow with him. Then Shibo

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was pleased to appear to that couple
in a dream in giving them two red

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lotuses. The God said to them, take each of you one of these

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lotuses in your hand, and if
either of you shall be unfaithful during your

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separation, the lotus in the hand
of the other shall fade, but not

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otherwise. After hearing this, the
two woke up, and each beheld in

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the hand of the other a red
lotus, and it seemed as if they

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had got one another's hearts. Then
Guisy set out lotus in hand, but

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Davoshmita remained in the house with her
eyes fixed upon the flower. Guisain,

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for his part, quickly reached the
country of Kataha and began to buy and

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sell jewels there. And four young
merchants in that country, seeing that that

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unbating lotus was ever in his hand, were greatly astonished. Accordingly, they

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got him to the house by an
artifice, and made him drink a great

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deal of wine, and then asked
him the whole story of the lotus,

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and he, being intoxicated, told
them the whole story. Then those four

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young merchants, knowing that Guisain would
take a long time to complete his sales

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and purchases of jewels and other wares, planned together, like rascals as they

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were, the seduction of him his
wife, out of curiosity and eager to

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accomplish it, set up quickly for
Tamarulita, without their departure being noticed.

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There they cast about for some instrument, and at last had recourse to a

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female ascetic of the name of you, a Karundica, who lived in the

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sanctuary of Buddha. And they said
to her in an affectionate matter, Reverend

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Madam, if our object is accomplished
by your help, we will give you

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much wealth. She answered them,
no doubt, you young men desire some

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woman in the city, So tell
me all about it. I will procure

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you the object of your desire.
But I have no wish for money.

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I have a pupil of distinguished ability
named Cidkari. Owing to her kindness,

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I have obtained untold wealth. The
young merchant asked, how have you obtained

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untold wealth by the assistance of a
pupil. Being asked this question, female

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astic said, if you feel any
curiosity city about the matter, listen,

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my sons, I will tell you
the whole story story of the cunning Civi

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Khari. Long ago, a certain
merchant came here from the south. While

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he was dwelling here, my pupil
went and obtained with a treacherous object the

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position of a serving maid in his
house, having first altered her appearance,

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And after she had gained the confidence
of that merchant, she stole all his

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horde of gold from his house and
went off secretly in the morning twilight.

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And as she went out from the
city, moving rapidly through beer, a

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certain damba with his drum in his
hand, saw her and pursued her at

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full speed, with the intention of
robbing her. When she had reached the

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foot of the Neagrota tree, she
saw that he had come up with her,

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and so the cunning Civi Khari said
this to him in a plaintive manner,

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I have had a jealous quarrel with
my husband and I have left his

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house to die. Therefore, my
good man, make a noose for me

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to hang myself with. Then the
damba thought, let her hang herself.

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Why should I be guilty of her
death, especially as she is a woman,

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and so he fastened a noose for
her to the tree. Then cidi

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Kari, feigning in ignorance, said
to the damba, how has the noose

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slipped around the neck? Show me
I entreat you. Then the damba placed

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the drum under his feet, and
saying this is the way we do the

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trick, he fastened the noose around
his own throat. Cidi Kari, for

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her part, smashed the drum to
adams with a kick, and that damba

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hung till he was dead. At
that moment, the merchant arrived in search

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of her and beheld from a distant
Cidikari, who had stolen from him untold

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treasures at the foot of the tree. She too saw him coming and climbed

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up the tree without being noticed,
and remained there on a bough, having

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her body concealed by the dense foliage. When the merchant came up with his

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servants, he saw that damba hanging
by his neck, but Ceedi Kary was

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nowhere to be seen. Immediately,
one of his servants said, I wonder

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she has got up this tree,
and proceeded to ascend it himself. Then

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Cedi Cary said, I have always
loved you, and now you've climbed up

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where I am. So all this
wealth is at your disposal, handsome man,

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come and embrace me. So she
embraced the merchant's servant, and as

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she was kissing his mouth, she
bit off the fool's tongue. He,

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overcome with the pain, fell from
the tree, spitting blood from his mouth,

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uttering some indistinct syllables what sounded like
la lallah. When he saw that

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the merchant was terrified, and supposing
his servant had been seized by a demon,

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he fed from that place and went
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Then Cedi Kary, the female Asiitic, equally frightened. He sat it

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from the top of the tree and
brought home with her all that wealth.

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Such a person is my pupil,
distinguished for her great discernment. And it

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is in this way, my sons, that I have obtained wealth by her

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kindness. When she had said this
to the young merchants, the female ascetic

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showed to them her pupil, who
happened to come in at that moment,

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and said to them, now,
my sons, tell me the real state

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of affairs. What woman do you
desire? I will quickly procure her for

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you. When they heard that,
they said, procure us an interview with

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the wife of the merchant Guisay named
Davashmita. When she heard that, the

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astic undertook to manage that business for
them, and she gave those young merchants

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her own house to reside in.
Then she gratified the serpents at Guisaine's house

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with gifts of sweetmeats and other things, and afterwards entered it with her pupil.

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Then, as she approached the private
rooms of Davashmita, a hound that

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was fastened there with a chain would
not let her come near, but opposed

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her entrance in the most determined way. Then davas Shmita, seeing her of

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her own accord, sent a maid
and had her brought in, thinking to

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herself, what can this person be
come for? After she had entered,

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the wicked astc gave Davishmita her blessing, and treating the virtuous woman with affected

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respect, said to her, I
have always had a desire to see you,

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but to day I saw you in
a dream. Therefore I have come

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to visit you with impatient eagerness,
and my mind is afflicted at beholding you

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separated from your husband, For beauty
and youth are wasted when one is deprived

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of the society of one's beloved.
With this and many other speeches of the

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same kind, she tried to gain
the confidence of the virtuous woman in a

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short interview, and then taking leave
of her, she returned to her own

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house. On the second day,
she took with her a piece of meat

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full of pepper dust, and she
went again to the house of davis Shmita,

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and there she gave that piece of
meat to the hound at the door,

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and the hound gubbled it up,
burned all then owing to the pepper

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dust. The tears flowed in profusion
from the animal's eyes, and her nose

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began to run, And the cunning
astic immediately went into the apartment of Davishmita,

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who received her hospitably and began to
cry. When Davshmita ask her why

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she shed tears, she said,
with affected reluctance, my friend, look

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at this hound weeping outside. Here, this creature recognized me to day as

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having been his companion in a former
birth, and began to weep. For

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that reason, my tears gushed through
pity. When she heard that and saw

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that hound outside apparently weeping, Davishmita
thought for a moment to herself, what

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can be the meaning of this wonderful
sight. Then the ascetic said to her,

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my daughter, in a former birth, I and that hound were the

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two wives of the certain Brahmin,
and her husband frequently went about to other

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countries on embassies by order of the
king. Now, while he was away

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from home, I lived at my
good will and pleasure, and so did

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not cheat the elements of which I
was composed and my senses of their lawful

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enjoyment, For considerate treatment of the
elements and senses is held to be the

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highest duty. Therefore, I have
been born in this birth with a recollection

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of my former existence. But she, in her former life, through ignorance,

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confined all her attention to the preservation
of her character. Therefore, she

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has been degraded and born again as
one of the canine race. However,

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she too remembers her former birth the
wise da Vashuida said to herself, this

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is a novel conception of duty.
No doubt this woman has laid a treacherous

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snare for me. And so she
said to her reverend lady. For this

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long time I have been ignorant of
this duty. So procure me an interview

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with some charming man. Then the
ascetic said, there are residing here some

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young merchants that have come from another
country. So I will bring them to

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you. When she had said this, the ascetic returned home delighted, and

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Davas Shmita, of her own accord, said to her maids, no doubt

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those scoundrelly young merchants, whoever they
may be, have seen that unfading lotus

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in the hands of my husband,
and have, on some occasion or other,

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when he was drinking wine, asked
him out of curiosity to tell the

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whole story of it. And have
now come here from that island to deceive

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me. And this wicked acetic is
employed by them. So bring quickly some

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wine mixed with dachura, and when
you have brought it, have a dog's

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foot of iron made as quickly as
possible. When davis Shmita had given them

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orders, the maids executed them faithfully, and one of the maids, by

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her orders, dressed herself up to
resemble her mistress. The ascetic of her

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part chose out of the party of
four members, each of whom, in

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his eagerness, said, let me
go first, one individual, and brought

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him with her, and, concealing
him in the dress of her pupil,

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she introduced him in the evening into
the house that thedevish Mita, and coming

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out disappeared. Then that maid,
who was disguised as Davishmta, courteously persuaded

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the young merchant to drink some of
that wine drugged with the chura that liquor,

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with his own immodesty, robbed him
of his senses. And then the

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maid took away his clothes and other
equipments and left him stark naked. Then

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they branded him on the forehead with
the mark of a dog's foot, and

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during the night took him and pushed
him into a ditch full of filth.

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Then he recovered consciousness in the last
watch of the night and found himself plunged

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in a ditch as if it were
the hell. A beechy assigned to him

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by his sins when he got up
and washed himself and went to the house

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of the female asdic in a state
of misery, dealing with his spingers the

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mark on his forehead, and when
he got there he told his friends that

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he had been robbed on the way
and ordered that he might not be the

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only person made ridiculous. And the
next morning he sat with a cloth wrapped

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round his branded, giving as an
excuse that he had a headache from keeping

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awake so long and drinking too much. In the same way, the next

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young merchant was maltreated when he got
to the house of Davishmita, and when

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he returned home stripped, he said, I put on my ornaments there and

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as I was coming out, I
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He also, on the plea of
a headache, put a wrapper on to

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cover his branded forehead. In the
same way, all the four young merchants

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suffered and churned branding and other humiliating
treatment, though they concealed the fact,

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and they went away from the place
without revealing to the female Buddhas asitk the

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ill treatment they had experienced, hoping
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On the next day, the assitic
went with her disciple to the house

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of Davishmita, much delighted at having
accomplished what she undertook to do. Then

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Davishmita received her courteously and made her
drink wine drug with the Tourah offered a

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sign of gratitude. When she and
her disciple were intoxicated with it, the

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chain wife cut off their ears and
noses and flung them also into a filthy

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pool. And, being distressed by
the thought of that perhaps these young merchants

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might go and slay her husband,
she told the whole circumstance to her mother

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in law. Then her mother in
law said to her, my daughter,

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you have acted nobly, but possibly
some made fortune may happen to my son

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in consequence of what you have done. So the wise davis Shmita forthwith put

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on the dress of a merchant,
and she embarked on a ship on the

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pretense of a mercantile expedition, and
came to the country of Kataha, where

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her husband was. And when she
arrived there, she saw that husband of

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hers Guisayin, in the midst of
a circle of merchants. Like consolation in

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external bodily form. He, seeing
her afar off in the dress of a

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man as it were, drank her
inn with his eyes and thought to himself,

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who made this merchantie that looked so
like my beloved wife. So Davishmita

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went and represented to the king that
she had a petition to make, and

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asked him to assemble all his subjects. Then the King, full of curiosity,

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assembled all his citizens and said to
that lady disguised the merchant, what

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is your petition. Then Davishmita said, there are residing here in your midst

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four slaves of mind who have escaped. Let the King make them over to

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me. Then the King said to
her, all the citizens are present here,

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so look at every one in order
to recognize them, and take those

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slaves with yours. Then she seized
upon the four young merchants, whom she

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had before treated in such a humiliating
way in her house, who had rappers

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bound round their heads. Then the
merchants who were there flew in a passion

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and said to her, these are
the sons of distinguished merchants. How can

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they be your slaves? And she
answered them, if you do not believe

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what I say, examine their foreheads, which I have marked with a dog's

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foot. They consented, and removing
the head wrappers of these four, they

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all beheld the dog's foot on their
foreheads. Then all the merchants were abashed,

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and the king, being astonished himself, asked davish Mita what all this

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meant. She told the whole story, and all the people burst out laughing,

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and the king said to the lady, they are your slaves by the

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best of titles. Then the other
merchants paid a large sum of money to

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that chaste wife to redeem those four
from slavery, and a fine to the

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king's treasury. Davishmita received that money
and recovered her husband, and, being

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honored by all good men, returned
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and she was never afterwards separated from
her beloved