Passage 12

In English

S umithra, the second queen, did not entertain any such wish. She was friendly with everyone and highly merited her name, “” (a good friend). She placed her share of pudding on the terrace wall and started drying her hair in the sun after her bath. While she was thus busy, an eagle swooped down and carried away the vessel containing the pudding. Frightened at the prospect of incurring the wrath of , she approached and and told them about her plight. Since the queens were highly virtuous, they happily gave away part of their share to .