Once the elder brother Rama Pratap had gone to weed away grass in his field. His younger brother Ghanshyam was with him. Maize and cucumis grew side by side in the field. And the grass grown between these two was to be weeded out. On seeing the elder brother working, Ghanshyam also thought of working. So he also started working.

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Vasaram Tarawadi was child Ghanshyam’s maternal uncle. He planted cucumis in his field. As soon as the fruits of cucumis were ripened, he had a wish to taste it. So he selected a good one and ate it. But no sooner did he place the first slice in his mouth, tham he had to spit it out. It was very

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Dharmdev had a cow named Gomati. Child Ghanshyam loved her very much. She also loved Ghanshyam. Gomati used to give four seers of milk each time daily. All the members of the household ate it. Ghanshyam drank it utmost to his satisfaction. So his sister-in-law Suwashini bhabhi placed the bowl full of milk in Ghanshyam’s dish. Once Suwashini bhabhi thought:

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Once Suhasinibai, the wife of Rama Pratapbhai, was busy in the kitchen. She took off her ring from her finger and put it on a wooden seat. Child Ghanshyam decided to play a jest. He took the ring without the awareness of his sister-in-law. Then he went with the ring to a sweetmeat seller in the market. He said to

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