HOW THE POOR MAN BECAME WEALTHY

In a certain country there are a woman and a man, it is said. During

the time while they are there, there is an infant [son] of the two

persons. After the infant became big they were stricken by a very

great scarcity of food.

Having given all and eaten, being without anything, at the time when,

doing work at cities and having brought rice dust, they were continuing

to eat, a King came, and calling that boy went away [with him].

The King having come again to this boy's house, said at the hand of

the boy's mother and father, "How is the manner in which you get a

living now?"

The two persons said, "Having worked in these cities and brought rice

dust [we cook and eat it]."

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