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thought process of the clerk! If he wished he could have
disclosed the name of his boss before the emperor, but the
clerk thought, 'Leave it, a er all, he is my master. I should keep
intact my loyalty towards him. The merchant is a big man. I
shouldn't behave mean and keep any enmity for him. I can't put
him in any deadly trouble. To ba le with a horn against a horn is
an ignorant game of animals. What is the superiority of
intelligent humans? The chance of forgiving a grave mistake of
the opposite person as a human is very rare to get why should I
let go this rare and golden opportunity?
Never mind, Don't worry. Boss reached down to such a
limit and set such a wicked trap!
But I've told him 'Boss's instruc ons work ll the gate'.
So, when the business of the boss is in crisis, under any problem
outside the gate, it is only my intelligence that would find a way
out. I would use my intelligence in such a way so that my
master's orders are followed and they remain unbroken.’
A er thinking all these things, the clerk laughingly said
to the soldiers, “Is that so? Then I'm ready to die in this
manner.”
The soldiers were surprised. They took him along and
asked the clerk on the way. “Tell us, what is your ul mate
wish?”
The clerk said, “I want to die keeping that bunch of hair
on my chest. If this happens, I wish to die early. C'mon now.
Don't make it so late.”
The soldiers became astonished on hearing this. They
took him to the slaughter place. But they thought, 'What kind
of man is this? He is not at all trying to save himself or thinking
for any rescue. And instead, he is saying 'I want to die fast!'
Whatever! Let his ul mate wish be fulfilled before he dies.' So
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one soldier went to the emperor and talked about it. Even the
emperor got curious. So he called the clerk and asked the
reason.
The clerk said, “My Lord, sorry. I would lose a bumper
profit in making all the clarifica on! So just give me the hair
bunch and let your command be as it is.”
Emperor said, "Leave all these things, first of all, tell me
what is the benefit?”
“Majesty, not even great kings have guts to be impolite
with you. Then how can my master do? Actually, the thing is,
my boss once went to the caves of Girnar. There he very
pleadingly prayed and served a great yogi. The yogi was
pleased and impressed. He gave away his long ed hair(Jata) to
him. My master became extremely happy. He brought the hair
bunch and kept it in the shop's locker. And a er that master's
luck boosted high. His treasure and respect flourished so
much! I was coming to Delhi. My master thought, 'May the
royal majesty live long and may his treasure flourish for the
welfare of the people'. For that reason, he gi ed the hair bunch
in the form of a cat! Actually, it was worthy to be kept in the
treasure. But now it's my good luck that if I'll keep it on my chest
and die. I'll get birth in heaven. Such a golden death in contact
with such holy hair is difficult to obtain!”
The clerk's talks and looking at his rejoicing readiness for
death, Emperor got very much convinced that he immediately
released the clerk and kept the hair bunch in the treasure! The
clerk finished the assigned trade job and returned to the office.
The merchant saw him with extreme amazement' He is coming
with a wide smile on his face! What's the ma er? Wasn't he
punished?’
But, when the clerk narrated the incident and when he
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