Again Saturn came in the guise of a beggar covered
with sores and asked for hot water, oil, and food. The little
daughter-in-law gave them as she had done before, and the god blessed
her, saying, "God will make you rich and happy." Then he folded up the
leaves from which he had eaten and stuck them into a corner of the
eaves. When the little daughter-in-law went upstairs, she saw any
amount of grain in the jars, and she prepared a splendid dinner. So
when the family came home they were delighted. They could no longer
restrain their curiosity, and exclaimed, "Where did all this food come
from?" The little daughter-in-law told them about the beggar covered
with sores and about his blessing. To test her story, they looked for
the folded leaves which he had stuck into a corner of the roof. They
found them, but when they pulled them out they were full of pearls and
diamonds. Then the old Brahman guessed that the beggar was Saturn in
disguise, and he also understood why, when the other two
daughters-in-law gave him nothing and were cursed by him, there was
nothing for dinner.
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