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Young Prince Sedana hopes to marry his cousin, Scri, when they grow up. Approaching manhood, Sedana is sent to study with a holy man. In his absence, King Pulagra hears of Scri's beauty and wants to take her as his wife.
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yFolk Tales and Fables of Asia and AustraliaBarbara Hayes,
Robert Ingpen
(illustrator),
Limpsfield:Dragon's World Children's Books,1992Z10525111992selected work children's fiction children's A selection of seventeen folktales from Asia and Australasia that includes 'Baba Yaga and the Stepdaughter,' 'The Bridge of Magpies,' 'Rainbow Serpent' and 'Maui, the Fisherman.'Limpsfield:Dragon's World Children's Books,1992