not to blame.

"But the king knew the law-books very well, and he had spies to
find out the facts among the people. And he knew about the doings
of rascals. So he acted without thinking. He is to blame."

When the goblin heard this, he wanted to test the king's constancy.
So he went back by magic in a moment to the sissoo tree. And the
king went back fearlessly to get him.


SECOND GOBLIN

The Three Lovers who brought the Dead Girl to Life. Whose wife
should she be?

Then King Triple-victory went back under the sissoo tree to fetch
the goblin. And when he got there and looked about, he saw the
goblin fallen on the ground and moaning. Then, when the king put
the body with the goblin in it on his shoulder and started to carry
him off quickly and silently, the goblin on his shoulder said to
him: "Oh King, you have fallen into a very disagreeable task which
you do not deserve. So to amuse you I will tell another story.
Listen."


On the bank of Kalindi River is a farm where a very learned
Brahman lived. And he had a very beautiful daughter named Coral.
When the Creator fashioned her fresh and peerless loveliness,
surely he must have despised the cleverness he showed before in