Passage 8

In English

These words came as a shock to . He didn't like the idea of sending such tender children to the forests. He thought that it was unjust on his part to send such tender children to the forests. He told the sage, "Master, pardon me. I will assume the responsibility for the protection of the . These children are quite young, hardly thirteen years old. They are not well acquainted in the art of using weapons. How can they protect the ?"