Govinda's Disciple

Far below flowed the Ganga, quick and clear, above frowned the jutting bank.

Hills dark with the woods and scared with the torrents were gathered around.

Govinda, the great teacher, sat on the rock reading scriptures,

When Raghunath, his disciple, proud of his wealth, came and bowed to him and said,

"I have bought my poor wealth, unworthy of thy acceptance. "

Thus saying, his displayed before the teacher a pair of gold bangles studded with costly germs and emeralds. 

The master took one of them, twirling it round his finger, and the stones darted shafts of light. 

Suddenly it slipped from his hand and rolled down the bank into the water. 

Raghunath jumped into the water.

The teacher set his eyes upon his book, and the water held and hid what it stole and ran it way .

At sunset Raghunath came back. 

He begged him to show him the place where it fell. 

The teacher took the other bangle and threw it into the water saying, "There it is. "