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She was the child of the rainforest, a dryad, and a ravishing beauty.
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Reared by the raven and the rhinao, she refused to read the 3R's nd grew up to be a radiant beauty.
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A rambling rajah fell in love with her and re-located her to his royal residence in Rangoon. Refusing all nourishment, she relinquished her mortal coils.
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The regretful royal buried her by the rapids of the river Ramganga.
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Came the rainy season, and a rare flower reared up from her resting place. The reincarnation was renamed Reinwardtia.
Reinwardtia indica , or Pyoli, as it is known locally, has many ballads and folk songs in her honour. The innocence and beauty of the maiden of the rainforest of the Himalayan foothills , who refused to live in a king's palace, has inspired many a folk songster.
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