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

Note 3 — The Mad King

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After they sprouted, the King said he must go to look at the chena. The Minister inviting the King [to go], having gone in state (peraharin) with him, and caused the army to stay on one side, the King and the Minister went into the chena. Because, when the Tamarind seeds sprouted, many young shoots were of golden colour3 the King said, “These are very good.”

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