Told by BISESHAR DAYÁL, Banya (or corn-chandler),
of Bindki, district Fatehpur, N.W.P., and recorded
by PANDIT BALDEO PRASÁD, teacher of the Tahsili
school, Bindki.
No change, except the Parrot says, "I am sitting on the branch of a
mango-tree and getting a bill made." Number of cakes not given. And
after meeting the Raja, the Cat meets (1) four young of the wild cow
(Surahgáya), which she eats, and (2) a pair of Surahgáya, which fall
upon her, and tear her stomach open, when all those she has eaten troop
out.
Here, as in other tales of this collection, the Parson is the Guru or
spiritual adviser of pious Hindus.
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