The creatures of the sea are asked by the king of the Ocean to take a message to the Brahman, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night
A page with a gold border contains black text written in a non-Latin script. Underneath the text is an illustration showing sea creatures. A spotted creature with a large mouth and sharp teeth juts out from the bottom right corner. It holds a yellow staff. Behind it are a crab, a turtle, and a white fish with a red tail. Dark wavy lines fill the bottom half.
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