The maiden replied, “No. Here take a look at me without my make-up. I am so ugly.” Saying so, she removed the make-up from her face. But Basant was a grounded man. Looks did not matter much to him. So he replied, “I am not swayed by looks. Beauty is a temporary thing. But you are good-hearted and that is what I like very much.” The maiden was very happy to hear this. She said, “I shall give you all the happiness that a wife can give to her husband.” Basant was ecstatic. He went home and told his brother that he was marrying the maiden. Sant was shocked to hear this. He told his brother, “The maiden is ugly. Why are you marrying her?” Sant tried to sway his brother’s decision but it was futile. Basant had made up his mind to marry the maiden.
Basant and the Maiden
