Samman dhaga prem ka jin toryo chatkay
Jore se na jurat hai, aut ganth par jay.

43.--The Cat and the Parrot

Told by BISESHAR DAYAL, Banya (or corn-chandler),
of Bindki, district Fatehpur, N.W.P., and recorded
by PANDIT BALDEO PRASAD, teacher of the Tahsili
school, Bindki.

No change, except the Parrot says, "I am sitting on the branch of a
mango-tree and getting a bill made." Number of cakes not given. And
after meeting the Raja, the Cat meets (1) four young of the wild cow
(Surahgaya), which she eats, and (2) a pair of Surahgaya, which fall
upon her, and tear her stomach open, when all those she has eaten troop
out.

Here, as in other tales of this collection, the Parson is the Guru or
spiritual adviser of pious Hindus.

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