The Tale of Patala the Dancer
…lived not far from Benares, in a village on the river’s bank. One day he went into Benares with his wife and after gaining money by his singing and dancing, at the end of the fete he procured some rice an…
…d Patala, after a day of performances, drunkenly wades into a river with his lute. As he sinks, his wife considers his fate. Desperate for survival, she requests one song from him to earn her living. What…