The queen thanked the magician and followed the words of the magician.
On the top of the hill, she delivered a child.
Just as the magician had predicted the child was able to talk and walk immediately on birth.
The child walked through the jungle and the queen followed the child.
As they walked for some time, they came out of the jungle and came into a huge and powerful kingdom.
It so happened when Baki and the queen emerged into the kingdom, the king of that kingdom and three sons were out for a hunt.
When the king saw Baki, he stopped. He heard the story of Baki and the queen and then took both of them to his palace.
Since that day, the king ordered that Baki should be brought up along with his own sons and the queen was given an apartment in the palace where she could live.
Baki grew up along with the king’s sons and he became more handsome and strong. There reached a point in time when Baki became an expert in all sports and games.
Things were going well, when the king’s sons and Baki went out hunting.
It was at that time that snow-white doe appeared before them.
After that the doe ran into the mountains.
The king’s son and Baki chased after the doe, into the forest.
Adapted from Tibetan Folktales
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