The woman continued. “Behind the rock which you came in, there is another rock. Kick on the rock three times and then say ‘Great Raven open the door’. The rock will open into a large cave and in the centre of the cave you will find a red stone. On the red stone you will find a green parrot. If you destroy the parrot then the ogre will be destroyed too.”
Baki followed the instructions of the woman and destroyed the green parrot.
After that he came out of the other cave and he was shocked to find the ogre lying dead in front of the palace where he had seen the beautiful young woman.
The young woman was however overjoyed.
Baki led the young woman out of the kingdom and then the Baki and the young woman went to the king’s kingdom.
However, Baki did not take the young woman directly to the king.
Baki rented a house in the outskirts of the kingdom and asked the young woman to stay there. Baki wanted to change into something rich and then introduce the woman to the king.
After renting the house and placing the woman there, Baki went to the streets and there he learnt something that shocked him.
In Baki’s absence, the king had announced that he was going to marry Baki’s mother.
Baki’s mother had protested telling the king that she was the wife of another man, but the king did not hear it and he decided to marry Baki’s mother.
Adapted from Tibetan Folktales
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