HARISCHANDRA

Chandramati cried and cried. At last, she carried the boy's body to the burning ghat.

Harischandra was at work at the time.It was late in the evening. So the husband and wife did not recognise each other at first. When, later they did, they cried together' over their dead son.

Chandramati had to give to the owner of the ghat a piece of cloth as fee, but she had none to give. All the same Haris - chandra said, the fee must be paid.

At last Chandramati started to tear off a part of the cloth she wore around herbody.

At that moment the gods appeared before them and said, " Harischandra! We are satisfied with your nobility and love of truth. It was all a device by which we meant to test you.

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