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them. Whenever many Vajjis assembled at one place, he would take one aside and say,
"Have you started ploughing your farm"?
"Yes, sir, I have".
"You yoke two bulls, I suppose"?
"Yes, sir, I do".
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Then another Vajjis would enquire.
"What confidential thing did the minister discuss with you"?
But even when he reproduced the conversation verbatim, the other fellow would not believe in him that the minister could talk of such flimsy things. He would then react.
"You are not speaking the truth. You are hiding. It seems that you have no faith in me".
Henceforth, they would be enemies for good.
Sometimes, Vassakara would say to a Licchavi.
"What vegetables did you cook to-day in your house"?
And again the same thing would happen, a mutual dis rust.
Someday, he would take a Vajji aside and say,
"You are very poor".
To some he would say,
"You are very weak".
If the Vajji enquired how he know about it, he would
