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groom for me, and as soon as she would find onc, she would settle me with him It is quite possible, sif, that she may like you And it that happens, then sou ask her to bestow on you some superhuman fovicrs like moving through the sky, and some magic objects, vir, an enchanted cot, a pair of garlands made of divine gems, a stick of rute karer and the priceless ratno-nonusa.
Just then the monstress rushed in The minister silently slipped aside without being seen by her. The monstress held a friendly chat with the princess. When she found that the monstress was in a cood mood, she reminded her about her potential husband. Said the monstress
"Ah! I am still looking for one But I have not yet found any worthy of the
"But I have one in view if you accept him. "Why should I not if he is really worthy? Where's
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At this moment, the minister made his appearance The monstress liked him at once and married the princess with him The minister took opportunity to ask for the special powers and gifts which the monstress bestowed on him gladly Then she went away
The princess now suggested that they must leare the place at once She had no desire to live in that deserted city
"But I have no idea of the route How do tre go from here to my own city?"
"Don't you worry about that, I have an idea We sit together on the magic cot with the two garlands round our neck, and you strike the cot with the karier stick It will at once go up in the sky and land us whereever we desire to get down But there is one obstacle.
