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307. The Courtier Who Tresspassed Harem

Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, a courtier fell into an intrigue in the king’s harem, and an attendant of this courtier did the same thing in the courtier’s house. The man could not endure to be thus affronted. So he led the other before the king, saying, “My lord, I have a servant who does all manner of work, and he has made me a cuckold; what must I do with him?”