Once there lived a Brahman called Tensvamey, who had a daughter named Monteavatey. She was the most beautiful of all girls in the area. Men who saw her always wanted her to be their wife and always urged their parents to ask Tensvamey for his daughter's hand in marriage, but Tensvamey declined their marriage proposal Later on, there were three young Brahmans who were all handsome and knowledgeable bachelors. Of them, one Brahman was called Vithyeakesey, one Vithyeasanthor and the third was called Vithyeasvamey. The three bachelor Brahmans all told their parents to ask Tensvamey for his daughter's hand in marriage, but all their proposals
(me- were rejected as Tensvamey thought that if he agreed to marry his daughter to one of the three Brahmans, the two others would be angry Later on, many of the bachelor Brahmans who had wanted to marry Miss Monteavatey tried to court her at will. Out of being courted by a lot of bachelor Brahmans, Miss Monteavatey became so depressed that she fell seriously ill and died eventually. Her parents observed her funeral according to the local tradition. Knowing about Miss Monteavatey's death and owing to their deep love for her, the aforementioned three bachelor Brahmans always felt nostalgic for her so the Brahman called Vithyweakesey collected her ashes, buried them in a forest and guarded and wept for her there everyday. As for the Brahman called Vitiyeasanthor, he also wept bitterly beside her grave out of his great nostalgia and love for her. As for the Brahman him Mo Mo
called Vithyeasvamey, he also became grief stricken due to his true love for her, so he went to see another Brahman identified as Rochesvamey to beg him Rochesvamey to teach him magical powers. Out of pity, Rochesvamey agreed to teach Vithyeasvamey how to resurrect the dead very efficaciously. After having finished his magical studies, Vithyeasvamey said goodbye to his teacher and returned to the two other Brahmans. Then, the three Brahmans went together to the grave of Miss Monteavatey, gathered all her ashes and then Vithyeasvamey recited his magic words to bring Miss Monteavatey back to life. After Miss Monteavatey had come back to life and since they saw with their own eyes her incomparable beauty, the three Brahmans started arguing with one another out of wanting Miss Monteavatey to be their wife. Vithyeakesey said: "I took her ashes to bury in the forest and I have
guarded her grave everyday without anyone helping me, so she should be my wife." Vithyeasanthor said: I have wept beside her grave alone, so she should be my wife." Vithyeasvamey said: "I traveled in search of a teacher to teach me magical powers and when I had known them, I came back to bring her back to life again, so she should be mine." The three Brahmans kept on arguing with one another without reaching any solution and finally they decided to go to see a judge and told him what had happened. Then, they said to the judge: "Whose wife should she be?" The judge could not solve the case, so he took the three Brahmans to see the king and told everything to the king. After having considered the case for a while, the king said: "You all have done the best deeds, so Vithyeasvamey, who tried to study magical powers to resurrect her should be her father; Vithyeasanthor, who took good care of her
grave should be her husband and Vithyeakesey, who was kind to collect her ashes and buried them in the forest should be her son. Why should he be her son? It is because he buried her ashes as if a son buried his mother's body." Hearing the king's decision, the three Brahmans agreed and then said goodbye to the king and went back to their respective homes. The king solved the case very fairly and impartially.
