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

Note 3 — The Monkey and the Beggar, or the Monkey Appusiññō and the Beggar Babāsiññō

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[Afterwards] taking the golden pound which, having changed [their small coins for it], they were hiding, and having glued it in the bushel so as not to be noticed, he handed over the bushel, with the golden pound also, at the royal house. Thereupon the King, having looked at the bushel, said, “Look here. A golden pound has been overlooked3 in this. Appusiññō, take it away.”

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