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ship bore fruit. Sridevi gave birth to a son. The name of the son was therefore kept 'Dhandev.'
Dhandev began to grow. There was no want of love, foundling and of eating or drinking. Dhanbev was a man of few words, modest and unassuming. He was also loved by his neighbours, friends and children of equal age. But he had one vice. Whenever he returned home, he used to forget some thing or other outside. Sometimes it is an ornament, or costly clothes. Vaishraman commented and said only this much that either Dhandev is of a forgetful nature or he is a coward. Because some body or other used to rob him of such things.
The father was never unhappy with his son's habit of this type. He hoped that when Dhandev gets matured, he will have some sense. He will then take care of ornaments and clothes. Of course, he
