The next evening, the love-struck beauty tenderly said to the parrot, «I will go, if you permit me.» The parrot replied, «Who can restrain a heart yearning for its beloved, or water rushing into the depths? Of course, you must go, that is my opinion.
But if you go, you must do something unheard of, as Rambhika did for the Brahmin.»
Prabhavati asked, «How did it happen?» The parrot recounted, «There is a village called Dabhila. The headman there was a certain Vilochana. His wife, Rambhika, was fond of strange men, but no one had relations with her out of fear of her husband. One day, she took a jug and went to the pond, as if to fetch water. There, she saw a handsome singer passing by and gave him a flirtatious sign with her eyes. The singer knew how to read women’s signs with her eyes and guessed her intentions. It has been said:
Even beasts grasp the meaning of what is said. Horses and elephants alike draw when urged on. But a wise man understands even the unspoken. To understand the signs of others, one needs intelligence.