Baniya said to Shahani.
The Shah told his wife, ‘God has not bestowed us with a son.
What will the wealth of our house be of use?
‘What use is all this in our house without a son. Without progeny I feel ashamed of myself.(2)
Dohira
‘Listen, my wife, God has not given us a son.
‘If God sends a thief, we may keep him as our son.(3)
Chaupaee
If he becomes a thief, we will keep him as a son
‘If thief came, we will keep him as our son and will say nothing more.
When Baniya will die along with Shahni
‘If we are both dead, then what would happen to all this wealth. ?’( 4)
When the thief found out about this
When the thief heard their talk, his joy found no bounds,
Go and say the son of Baniya
(He thought,) ‘I will become the son of the Shah and after his death, I will own all the riches.’(5)
Until then, Baniya's eyes fell on the thief
Then their eyes fell on the thief and they became very happy.
God has blessed a son who grew up and nurtured
‘I have been endowed with a grown up son,’ and he then hugged him claiming ‘my son’, ‘my son.’(6)
Made the thief sit on the bed.
They made him to sit on the bed and served him dainty food.
Shahni also came with son son
The Shah’s wife announcing, ‘My son, my son.’ went around and informed everybody.(7)
Dohira
When five officials called in she showed the thief to them,
And told, ‘ He was roaming around and I have adopted him as our son.(8)
Chaupaee
God has given us unlimited wealth.
‘God has endowed us with lot of wealth, but we had no issue.
We have called him son.
‘We have taken him as our son and now you do not punish him.’(9)
Baniya kept saying 'son son'.
The Shah kept on addressing him as his son, but five officials arrested him.
One of Baniya's non-believers
They did not listen to him and put the thief on the gallows.(10)(1)
Sixty-first Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed with BenedJction.(61)(1106)
Dohira
In the house of Mahaan Singh, there used to come a number of thieves.
They always stole lot of wealth and took that to their homes.(1)
Chaupaee
A thief came (there) to steal money.
A thief came to steal one day and was caught. Mahaan Singh told
Maha Singh told him thus,
him to remain firm in his heart.(2)
Dohira
‘They (the police) might put a sharp sword above your head,
‘But you don’t show any dread as I will save you.(3)