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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 5 — The Learned Poor Man

H. (Henry) Parker translation

Thereupon, that teacher, having dragged Bēri-Nādayā aside, and cast him away, wrote a letter and shot it [attached to an arrow] to the place where those seven Kings were. The royal party said, “What is this that is fallen from the sky?” When they looked there was written, “It is I myself whom they call Danuddara Paṇḍitayō.5 If you can, be pleased to come to fight.” The royal party becoming afraid regarding it, all ran off to the quarters to which each one went.

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