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When the woman came back, she saw that her admirers were dead. She 
bnplored the youngster, “ Do not tell your father.” 
“ Very well,” said he, “I won’t ever tell him.” 
He set off for the bazaar, and got hold of a loutish labourer, to whom he said, 
“ In our house there’s a dead man. If you will throw him into the river, I will give 
you a rupee.” 
The man was very willing, and when dusk came, he said to the youngster, 
“ Tet’s have out the dead man ! ’ ’ 
The boy replied, “Very good. Only look to it that the corpse does not come 
back ” 
The labourer dropped the (first) dead man into the river, and rejoined the boy 
to ask for his rupee. The youngster said, “ He’s returned. Come and drop him 
into the stream again ! ” 
So the labourer received another of the corpses and threw it into the river. 
As soon as the workman reappeared where the boy was, the youngster shouted 
out, “Ho, mazdur ! what tricks are you up to? Here’s the fellow strolled back 
again ! ” 
The labourer threw a third corpse into the river, but on his return, the 
youngster cried out, “ But you mock me ! The dead man has arrived (here) ahead 
of you.” 
The labourer flew into a great rage, and swore, “ I’ll not let the fellow off 
again.” 
He flung the fourth corpse well out into the river, so that it should not come back 
again. At this moment arrived a Hindu, intent on a swim, and repeating his ( Ram, 
Ram, Guru, Guru! ’ 
The labourer jumped to the conclusion that the corpse had come back out of the 
river, so laying hold of the Hindu, he hurled him in too 
Then the labourer set off for the youngster’s house. As he approached he saw 
a mullah who had come out to say his prayers. The labourer’s attention was 
attracted to him. He said to himself, “Hullo, corpse! Devil take you! You’ve 
forestalled me again ! Sometimes you’re in the guise of a Hindu, and sometimes 
of a mullah.” 
vSo he seized the mullah also, and the holy man went into the river after the 
others. (As he fell) the mullah made a grab, caught the labourer by the foot, 
and both fell into the river and were drowned. 
vSo the woman and the youngster were quit of the whole affair. 
III. The Story of Hazrat Kiiizr, the Woman, and the two Heads. 
There was a certain man and his wife, and another man who was their com- 
panion. All three were going along the road. Suddenly robbers appeared on the spot. 
They killed both of the men. They collected their booty and made off. The woman 
was left in the company of her two dead companions. 
