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He said to Hanumaan: "My brother, born to great wealth, the eldest son of an emperor, has left his kingdom and come to the forest. Here his wife, dearer to him than life itself, was abducted by Raavana, who had by a fraudulent trick inveigled us far away from the hermitage where she was. We seek Sugreeva's help to rescue her and recover her, for a daitya, who under a curse took on the form of a raakshasa, told us, 'If you secure the help of Sugreeva, the Vaanara King, you will regain the princess stolen by the Raakshasa.' And so we are here. We seek the friendship of your king."

Hanumaan answered: "Sugreeva too has been persecuted by Vaali and deprived of his kingdom and his wife. It is now certain that he will regain both. My king will gain much by your friend ship and with his help you will also succeed in your efforts."

Then the three went to Sugreeva. The way was such that only a Vaanara could traverse it. Hanumaan resumed his natural shape and carried both the princes on his back.

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