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The
angler then requested the king to ride the elephant to the lake,
On arrival, he got it conveyed to the boat kept for this in the lake
And made a mark with chalk on the hull to know the depth, the boat
sank
Taking it out he filled the boat with sand till it touched that
mark.
He weighed the sand then in a common balance to the last gram
And declared the extact weight of elephant to the king in assembly
Listening, the audience hailed him a great wit endowed with rare
brain
The crescendo of encomium died, when the king rose up from assembly.
Moving towards the fisher man with a smile. he surprised the people
With a unique statement that he would give him his second daughter
And solemnise their wedding along with that of the first daughter
At the next auapicious occassion in the presence of all the people.
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