So, leaving Satyamani to manage the affairs of the court, the King went to the seashore. As soon as he saw the tree surfacing from the water, he swam up to it. The maiden was sitting on the tree, as usual, and playing a lyre. She said to the King, “Why have you come here?” The King replied, “I am attracted by your beauty.” Soon, the King and the lady got married. Then she said, “O King! Do not be near me on the moonless night.” But on the moonless night the King came there with his sword and watched her. Suddenly, a demon appeared near the jewel tree and embraced the maiden. But as he bent down to kiss her, the angry King challenged him. The demon saw the King. He became angry and attacked him. A fierce fighting ensued between the two and the King, finally, slew the demon’s head.
The King and the Demon
