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As he dug, he came upon the treasure over which the mouse lived and the smell which used to guide him back to the fortress.
The holy man smiled and said:
Holy Man: “O’ Tamrachood, now you can sleep in peace. It was this treasure that enabled the mouse to jump so high. ”
They took the treasure and returned to the room.
Later, the mouse returned to his hole with his companions. He felt powerless and troubled. When Tamrachood heard the patter of the mice, he feared and again started to strike the alms bowl with his bamboo stick.
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