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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Volume 1 (of 3)

Note 3 — The Turtle Dove

H. (Henry) Parker translation

Afterwards, the Heṭṭiyā having eaten half the rice in silence, heaped up the other half in the direction of the Princess (thus inviting her to eat it). The Princess saying, “Go thou! Have I come to eat rice out of the Heṭṭiyā’s bowl?”3 went to the place where the Prince was eating, and ate rice from the Prince’s plate.

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