The second said: "She came to life because of my journey to the sacred
river. She is my wife."
The third said: "I kept her ashes. That is why she came to life. She is
my dear wife."
O King, you are able to decide their dispute. Tell me. Whose wife
should she be? If you know and say what is false, then your head will
split.
When the king heard this, he said to the goblin: "The man who painfully
found the magic spell and brought her back to life, he did only what a
father ought to do. He is not her husband. And the man who went to dip
her bones in the sacred river, he did only what a son ought to do. He
is not her husband. But the man who slept with her ashes and lived a
hard life in the cemetery, he did what a lover ought to do. He deserves
to be her husband."
When the goblin heard this answer of King Triple-victory, he suddenly
escaped from his shoulder and went back. And the king wished to do
as the monk had asked him; so he decided to go back and get him.
Great-minded people do not waver until they have kept their promises,
even at the cost of life.