As they came near their place, the crow screamed, "Quick! They have treasure! Kill them and take their treasure!"
When the tribesmen heard this, they captured the five friends. They searched them and their belongings, even removed their clothes, but found nothing.
The chief said, "You certainly have some treasure with you. The crow has never been wrong before. Hand over your treasure to us, or we will kill you, as the crow suggests. You may have eaten the treasure, and we may have to cut open your stomachs to recover them. Tell us the truth."
The thief, who was also a Brahmin, thought, "If they kill any of them, and search their bodies, they will recover jewels from the body. They will not believe me, and kill me too! They will not find any jewel, is another matter, but I will die anyway.As they came near their place, the crow screamed, "Quick! They have treasure! Kill them and take their treasure!"
When the tribesmen heard this, they captured the five friends. They searched them and their belongings, even removed their clothes, but found nothing.
The chief said, "You certainly have some treasure with you. The crow has never been wrong before. Hand over your treasure to us, or we will kill you, as the crow suggests. You may have eaten the treasure, and we may have to cut open your stomachs to recover them. Tell us the truth."
The thief, who was also a Brahmin, thought, "If they kill any of them, and search their bodies, they will recover jewels from the body. They will not believe me, and kill me too! They will not find any jewel, is another matter, but I will die anyway.As they came near their place, the crow screamed, "Quick! They have treasure! Kill them and take their treasure!"
When the tribesmen heard this, they captured the five friends. They searched them and their belongings, even removed their clothes, but found nothing.
The chief said, "You certainly have some treasure with you. The crow has never been wrong before. Hand over your treasure to us, or we will kill you, as the crow suggests. You may have eaten the treasure, and we may have to cut open your stomachs to recover them. Tell us the truth."
The thief, who was also a Brahmin, thought, "If they kill any of them, and search their bodies, they will recover jewels from the body. They will not believe me, and kill me too! They will not find any jewel, is another matter, but I will die anyway.As they came near their place, the crow screamed, "Quick! They have treasure! Kill them and take their treasure!"
When the tribesmen heard this, they captured the five friends. They searched them and their belongings, even removed their clothes, but found nothing.
The chief said, "You certainly have some treasure with you. The crow has never been wrong before. Hand over your treasure to us, or we will kill you, as the crow suggests. You may have eaten the treasure, and we may have to cut open your stomachs to recover them. Tell us the truth."
The thief, who was also a Brahmin, thought, "If they kill any of them, and search their bodies, they will recover jewels from the body. They will not believe me, and kill me too! They will not find any jewel, is another matter, but I will die anyway.As they came near their place, the crow screamed, "Quick! They have treasure! Kill them and take their treasure!"
When the tribesmen heard this, they captured the five friends. They searched them and their belongings, even removed their clothes, but found nothing.
The chief said, "You certainly have some treasure with you. The crow has never been wrong before. Hand over your treasure to us, or we will kill you, as the crow suggests. You may have eaten the treasure, and we may have to cut open your stomachs to recover them. Tell us the truth."
The thief, who was also a Brahmin, thought, "If they kill any of them, and search their bodies, they will recover jewels from the body. They will not believe me, and kill me too! They will not find any jewel, is another matter, but I will die anyway.
