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- The Chalciadhara continued : Every one who is tormented by the devil of 

 improper expectations, naturally incurs ridicule, as it is said, ' He who 

 forms extravagant hopes for the future, will be as much disappointed as the 

 father of Soma Sarma.' How was that? asked the other Brahman ; and he 

 with the wheel proceeded. 



" There was an avaricious Brfl/wzaw named Soma Sarma, who had collected, 

 during the day, as much meal, in alms, as filled an earthen jar. This jar he 

 suspended to a peg, immediately at the foot of his bed, that he might not 

 lose sight of it. During the night he lay awake some time, and reflected 

 thus : That jar is full of meal. If a scarcity should take place, I shall sell 

 it for a hundred pieces at least ; with that sum I will buy a pair of goats ; 

 they will bear young, and I shall get enough by their sale to purchase a pair 

 of cows. I shall sell their calves, and will purchase buffaloes ; and with the 

 produce of my herd, I shall be able to buy horses and mares. By the sale 

 of their colts, I shall realize an immense sum ; and with my money, I will 

 build a stately mansion. As I shall then be a man of consequence, some 

 wealthy person will solicit my acceptance of his daughter, with a suitable 

 dower. I shall have a son by her, whom I will call by my own name. Soma 

 Sarma. When he is able to crawl, I shall take him with me on my horse, 

 seating him before me. Accordingly, when Soma Sarma sees me, he will 

 leave his mother's lap, and come creeping along, and some day or other he 

 will approach the horses too near ; when I shall be very angry, and shall 

 desire his mother to take him away. She will be busy with her household 

 duties, and will not hear my orders ; on which I shall give her a kick with 

 my foot. Thus saying, he put forth one of his feet with such violence, as 

 to break the jar. The meal accordingly fell on the ground ; where, mingling 

 with the dust and dirt, it was completely spoiled : and so ended Soma 

 Sarma's hopes.* " 



" There is a city in the north, named Madhupur, of which Madhdsena was 

 king. A daugiiter was born to him, who had three breasts. When the 

 king heard tiiis, he ordered the chief attendant to take away the infant, 

 and expose lier in the woods, so that the matter should remain unknown. 



• A story of a monkey revenging himself on a king, who had caused a number of tame monkeys 

 to be killed, and the marrow of their bones applied to relieve burns in his horses, scorched by the 

 ktablcs being burnt, here follows ; and is succeeded by a tale of a monkey, a thief, and a goblin. 

 Both are omitted, as deficient in interest ; the entire fifth section being too long for insertion. 



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