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W, , , , ’, a | e ol Jew, Ramanatha was the son o, aN Oy a fon fa Nich landlord His father left him a, ©) ven one day looking after his land. This wan hecabe Renee, . no , and. This was because he hada, funny idea~ that there exists a magic potion which, iftouched, L \ to any object, turns it into gold. He spent all his time trying, \ to learn more about this potion, People cheated him often,, promising to tell him about it, but he did not give up. His, wife Madhumati was tired of this and also worried because she, w how much money Ramanatha was spending. She was sure that, yn they would be left pauper, , called Mahipati came to their town, Ramanatha became, , , , , , One day «, , his follow and asked him about the potion, To his surprise, the sage answered, , Wes in my travels in the Himalayas, I heard how you could make such a potion, , But itis a difficult proce, , Mell me!’ insisted Ramanatha, not believing his luck, , You have (o slant a banana tree and water it regularly with your own hands. In, , winter e morning dew will settle on its leaves. You have to collect five litres of, , ew, and bring it to me. I will chant a secret mantra, which will turn it into the, on. A drop of this potion will transform any object into gold.’, , magic po!, Ramanatha was worried. ‘But winter is only for a few months. It will take me, , years to ¢ ollect five litres of dew.’, , fyou can plant as many trees as you want. But remember, you must look after, them yourself and collect the dew with your own hands, 1, after talking to his wife, started clearing his large, , home anc, ese years. There he planted rows and rows, , Ramanatha went, fields which had been lying empty all th, , chant: say or sing words repeatedly, , , , fract; an area of land, potion : a liquid having magical transform: change, ; qualities dew : the water that collects on, upers : poor people flowers and leaves in the, mae. a wise and holy man, , morning