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over. The servants get nothing and refuse to clean up my house. So I strike the alms bowl to frighten the mouse. The mouse is so clever in jumping that it beats cats, monkeys and other creatures.”
Holy Man: “Have you found the mouse hole anywhere?”
Tamrachood: “Holy sir, I have not”
Holy Man: “Surely, his hole is over his treasure. The fragrance from his treasure makes him spry. He surely gets his vigor from the smell of his treasure. Do you know how he comes?”
Tamrachood: “Yes sir, I do. He does not come alone. He comes with a school of mice”
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