Satyamani saw a tree rising out of the sea. It was glowing. Its leaves were made of gold; the fruits and the flowers of the tree were made of diamonds, sapphires and pearls. And a more strange sight was that a young lady was sitting on a branch of the tree and playing a lyre. After a while, the sparkling tree went under the water. The next day, at midnight, Satyamani again waited for the tree to rise up again. When the tree emerged, he swam up to it and asked the maiden sitting on it, “Who are you? And what are you doing here?” But the maiden did not reply. Instead, she dived into the sea. An excited Satyamani cancelled his pilgrimage. He returned to the kingdom and rushed to the King’s court to tell him about his unique experience. Satyamani narrated what he saw to the King. The King too became eager to have a look at the tree.
The Strange Tree
