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Deep in the forest shades there dwelt
 * A Muni and his wife,

Blind, grayhaired, weak, they hourly felt
 * Their slender hold on life.

No friends had they, no help or stay.
 * Except an only boy,

A bright-eyed child, his laughter gay,
 * Their leaf-hut filled with joy.

Attentive, duteous, loving, kind.
 * Thoughtful, sedate, and calm.

He waited on his parents blind
 * Whose days were like a psalm.

He roamed the woods for luscious fruits.
 * He brought them water pure,