Meanwhile, everyone in the palace rejoiced on seeing the princess alive. The king was shocked too. “Is Nyema dead?”
She shook her head. “No, the Snake God does not want any human sacrifices and he said that the water will always come and never be stopped.”
The king and his ministers thought that it was miraculous, so they ordered Nyema to be brought before him.
Then the king saw Nyema, the king had a slight suspicion. “Are you really the son of this hermit?”
Nyema shook his head. “No, I am the son of king Genchog. My brother and I ran away from the kingdom fearing my father's wife, who is not my mother.”
The king, having heard everything, realized that Nyema was the perfect match for his daughter and gave his daughter in marriage to Nyema.
After that the king crowned Nyema as the crown prince because he was growing old.
Nyema had a feast which lasted for seven days and after that, he told Dawa to go back to their original kingdom because it had been ages since they had seen their father.
The crown prince gave his brother gold, silver and many other ornaments.
Dawa took yak loads of goods and came back to his kingdom.
The father learnt that both his sons were alive and well and he was very happy as well.
As Nyema already had another kingdom to rule, King Genchog handed over his crown to the younger brother, which was what the stepmother wanted.
After that, the two sons of the king ruled the two kingdoms and lived happily ever after.
Adapted from Tibetan Folk Stories
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