“That is why I said that one must listen to good advice from friends,” said Chakravaka to King Silver Plume. The King sighed because it was too late to repair the damage caused by his defeat. Just then the spy they had sent returned to tell them that it had indeed been Meghavarna, the crow, who had betrayed them and burnt the fort. He added that the King of Jambudweepa was very pleased with Meghavarna and wanted to make him King of Karpuradweepa. But his minister, Doordarshi, the old vulture, stopped him, saying that this was not right. “Sir, the good and meritorious must be rewarded generously. But a person who has performed a low and mean trick, even if it is favourable to you, should never be given a high post or rewarded,” advised Jewel Plume’s minister.
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