A. Campbell Santal Folk Tales

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The merchant then said to the boy, As you enter do not touch any of the gold flowers, but put out the lamp, and heap on the gold tray as many of the gold flowers as you can, and bring them away with you.' He did as he was ordered, and'on reaching the door again requested his uncle to relieve him of the gold flowers, but he refused, saying, Climb up as best as you can. The boy replied, How can I do so, when my hands are full The merchant then shut the iron trap door on him, and went away to a distant country.