BRAVE, WISE, AND CLEVER
MEN
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they found Moonlight in the den and all went back to Ujjain in the clever man's chariot. Then when the proper time for the wedding there arose
a great dispute three in Hariswami's house.
came,
The
man
wise
"
said
:
If
covered her by my wisdom, have found her hiding-place ?
I
among
had not
the
dis-
how
could you She should be
given to me."
man said " If I had not made a flying chariot, how could you have gone there in a moment and come back like the gods, or how could you have had a chariot-fight with The
him
clever
:
She should be given to me." " If I had not killed brave man said the giant in the fight, who would have saved ?
The
her
in
:
spite
of
all
should be given to
And silent,
as
your pains me."
?
The
girl
they quarrelled, Hariswami stood
confused, and perplexed.
When
the goblin had told this story, he " said to the king King, do you say to which of them she should be given. If you :
know and split
into a
will
not
hundred
O
tell,
then your head will
pieces."