wife."

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.


THIRD GOBLIN

The Parrot and the Thrush. Which are worse, men or women?