sinhaasan batteesee 07

ek din raaja vikramaadity so raha tha. aadhee raat beet gaya tha. achaanak use kisee ke rone kee aavaaj sunaee dee. raaja dhaal-talavaar le, jidhar se aavaaj aa rahee thee, udhar chal raha tha. chalate-chalate nadee par pahunche. dekhata kya hai ki ek bada sundar yuva stree dhaage maar-maarakad ro rahee hai. raaja ne poochha to usane kaha ki mera aadamee choree ho gaya tha. ek din kotavaal ne use pakad liya aur soolee par lataka diya. main use pyaar se pyaar khilaune aayee hai, par soolee akelee oonchee hai ki mera haath usake munh tak nahin pahunch paata.

raaja ne kaha, "isamen rone kee kya baat hai? tum mere kandhe par chadhakar use khila do."

vah stree thee daayan. raaja ke kandhe par savaar hokar us aadamee ko khaane lagee. pet bharakar vah neeche ur. raaja se bolee, "main tumase bahut khush hoon. jo chaaho so maango." raaja ne kaha, "achchha, to mujhe annakarna de do." vah bolee, "ann tyaanna to meree chhotee bahan ke paas hai. tum mere saath chalo, de doonga."

vels nadee ke kinaare ek makaan par pahunche. us us stree ne taalee bajaee. bahan aayee. stree ne use sab baat bataee aur kaha ki yah ann karaana de do. bahan ne hansakar use ek thailee dee aur kaha, jo bhee khaane kee cheej chaahatee hai, isamen se mil jaayegee. "raaja ne khush use le liya aur kaha jaata hai. nadee par jaakar usane snaan-dhyaan pooja-paath kiya. ek braidaning aaya. usane kaha, "bhookh lagee hai." raaja ne poochha, "poochho," kya khaoge? " vah jor, vahee raaja ne thailee mein haath daalakar nikaalakar de diya. braidan ne kaha ki bharakar khaaya, phir, "kuchh dakshinee bhee do." raaja ne kaha, "jo maangoge, doogaan." braidan ne vahee thailee maang lee. raaja ne khushee-khushee de dee aur apane ghar ko chalaaya.

putalee bolee, "he raajan! vikramaadity ko dekho, itanee mehanat se paee thailee braidan ko dene ne lagee. tum tarah daanee ho to sinhaasan par baitho, nahin to paap lagaga."

raaja bhoj sinhaasan par baithane ko utaala ho raha tha. agale din jab vah sinhaasan par baithane ko aage badhaaya pushpaavatee naam kee aathavee putalee ne use rok diya. bolee, "is par baithane kee aasha chhod do."

raaja ne poochha, "kyon?"

usane kaha, "lo sunon."