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reminded of their love for her and Similarly, the next two princes also
started on their journey. tried to trick Kaguya-hime with
One by one, the princes came back fake gifts. The second prince hired
from their journeys and presented jewelers to make a jeweled branch
their gifts to Kaguya-hime. The first from scratch, and the third prince
prince was afraid to travel such a purchased the skin of an ordinary
distance to India in search of the rat. Kaguya-hime saw through
bowl of Buddha. He decided instead both of their lies, and the second
to purchase an ordinary bowl and and third prince returned home in
present it as the bowl of Buddha to despair.
Kaguya-hime. However, Kaguya-
hime quickly saw through his lie,
because the bowl did not shine with
holy light. The first prince had failed.
