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In this story a prince and a vizier's son are off on an adventure when they come across a giant snake. They get its jewel and find a beautiful princess. The Prince and princess get married, but then she is tricked out of her jewel, which leaves the husband behind in the underground. Can the minister's son bluff his way into getting the jewel back and keep his best friend alive?

Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day 1912

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Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: crickets by Dustin Steichmann

Music: আকাশ জুড়ে শুনিনু ওই বাজে । শ্রাবনী সেন । Akash Jure Suninu   Srabani Sen Rabindra Sangeet Creative Commons

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