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How can he sing well?" See the manifold nature of Karma. The “O..Merchant! You are very fortunate and prosperous.”
voice of this singer was so sweet it superseded everyone! On "Wow! Merchant! Your name itself is fortunate. You
the other side, his nose was flat! He had a big belly and small have a shining fortune. Even your goods and valuables are
chest! He was a dwarf with a triangular face! On looking at him, fortunate as you...O great man, you embarked on a foreign
the mistress thought, "What talent must he be having? What journey...Oh! Oh…! Your goods and cash got doubled and
even if the maids extoll him long. I don't want to listen to tripled...and got ten mes! O, merchant! You are very
anything. Let's go back!" Thinking so, she turned to return back fortunate and prosperous…!”
home. But before that, she made li le mischief! Mistress was “Now you are filling your bags with jewels and diamonds
arrogant of her beauty, so she went away spi ng on the singer. instead of silver! Oh...I didn't give this news at your home...you
Some people around the singer were awake. So, a er are very fortunate and prosperous…”
the mistress went away, when the singer got awoke, those Such is a splendid profound effect of music, that the
people told him, “What are you sleeping and dozing off? Today words of the song tune and excite the strings of heart!
the wife of a reputed merchant of the city came over here. She A er coming at home from outside, the mistress wasn't
went away spi ng on you saying 'How poor and ugly he s ll sleeping. And there the song began! Her ears got a en ve
looks…!' How the people are! Instead of soothing the fight, as soon as the song started. She thought ‘Oh! Wow! Is such a
they are ready to ignite and add fuel in the fight! People lack superb voice possible in this world? And all his talks are
noble wisdom and are clever in abusing at the back! favouring me! Very nice! mind-blowing !’ Mistress got lost in
The singer said, "Is it so? Ok, now I'll teach her a lesson. I hear elt sensa on when that singer con nued further.
won't let the sunrise for her. A er all, I'm an ar st." Are these "O, Great merchant! What respect and honour of you!
signs of an ar st or a devil? One who wants to show ones skill in The king over there gave you a palace to stay! O...everyday he
such a way can't be an ar st, but a devil. One may be skilful in is especially sending you a royal palanquin to take you to the
doing business but if he thinks ‘Today I'll show everyone in the palace! Aaa...the business is flourishing… wealth is
market, corner everyone.' What is this? The play of extrovert increasing...O... o...o... Merchant! You are very fortunate and
outlook is very dangerous! On sigh ng the pride of the prosperous…!”
mistress, the devil inside the singer woke up! The more the mistress was listening to it, the more she
The singer properly inquired and traced the was ge ng curious! She thought, “Now what next?..”
whereabouts of merchant and the mistress. He traced, who is And there the singer sang loudly.
the merchant? Where is he now? Then he framed a musical “A...a.., you winded up your business and you are
play on it. The melodious voice was already ready at hand! He
returning back home…! Wow! The whole king's family along
played the song right in the merchant's street. He tuned
with the army and with the band has come with you to bid you a
musical notes from the violin and started his song.
farewell! And you came out of the village...People are crying
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