The story revolves around a Yadav family with four brothers, whose parents pass away, prompting them to seek employment in a foreign land. The youngest brother remains unmarried, and his sisters-in-law encourage him to find a bride, specifically Belmanti Rani. On his quest, he meets a sage who instructs him to retrieve a special fruit from a bel tree without looking back. Despite his initial failure, he succeeds and brings the fruit home, but accidentally drops it, revealing Belmanti Rani.

However, a maid tricks Rani, steals her jewelry, and poses as her, leading the youngest brother to mistakenly marry her. The brothers, while fetching water, notice beautiful flowers in a well, which they cannot retrieve until the youngest brother guarantees success. He discovers the truth and eventually rescues Belmanti Rani, marrying her in the end. The story conveys themes of perseverance and the importance of completing tasks despite challenges.

कोई गाँव में एगो यादव के चार लइकन हलन। चारों के माय-बाप मर गेलन, तो भाई लोग सोचलन अब बाहर चल के कमाय-खाय के चाहीं । तीन भाई के बिआह हो गेल हल बाकि छोटका कुँआरे हल। से तीनो बड़कन भाई अप्पन मेहरारू से समझा के कहलन कि हमनी परदेस, कमाय जाइत ही, तोहनी हमर छोटका भाई के आदर-सत्कार से रखिहँऽ । तीनो भउजाई देवर के बढ़िया से रखे लगलन। बाकि सब देवर से पूछथ कि तूं हमर बहिन से सादी करबऽ हो? हाली-हाली ओकरा से पुछला पर छोटका भाई घर-दुआर छोड़ के बाहर जाय ला तैयार हो गेल, तऽ भउजाई सब कहलन कि देखब न कि तू बेलमंती रानी से सादी करके लयबऽ ।

छोटका भाई बेलमंती रानी के खोज में निकललन। जाइत-जाइत जंगल में पहुँचलन, आउ एगो साधु के कुटी भीर गेलन । उहाँ जाके ओहिजा के घास-पात साफ कर के गाँजा चढ़ा के सुत्थर जगह पर रख देलक। साधु जी उठलन तो गाँजा चढ़ल देख के सगरो देखे लगलन कि कउन गाँजा चढ़ा देलक हे? एगो लड़का के देख के बोलौवलन तो लड़कावा उहाँ आयल। साधु जी पूछलन कि- बच्चा, तूं का चाहता है? लड़कावा कहलक कि हम बेलमंती रानी से बिआह करे ला चाहइत ही। साधु जी कहलन कि तू एही रस्ता से चल जो, एगो बेल के पेड़ मिलतो, जेकरा में एक्के गो फर होतो। ऊ फल के तोड़ के ले अइहें। बाकि पीछे घुर के मत देखिहें । जहाँ देखने कि जर के भसम हो जयवे । लड़कावा जाके फल तोड़ले आवइत हल कि रस्ते में घुर के देखे लगल । देखते ही ऊ जर के भसम हो गेल। इहाँ साधु जी अहर देखइत हथ पहर देखइत हथ, बाकि ऊ काहे ला आवे जाय? आसा-पुराई न देख के साधु जी उहाँ से चललन तो राह में ओकरा जल के राख होयल देखलन। राख उठा के साधु जी फूँक देलन तो लड़कावा जी उठल। अबरी साधु जी ओकरा समझा-बुझा के भेजलन कि ई बेरिया कोई हालत में न देखिहें । ऊ फिनो ऊहाँ गेल आउ बेल तोड़ के ले आयल । राह में घुर के न देखलक । साधु जी कहलन कि घरे जा के बेल फोरिहें !

लड़कावा बेल ले के घरे चलल । राह में घर के नजीके में ओकरा पिआस बुझायल । से ऊ एगो कुआँ पर बइठ के पानी पीये के उपाय करे लगल । कुआँ पर जयते बेल हाथ से छूट गेल आउ गिर के फट गेल। ओकरा से बेलमंती रानी निकल आयल- खूब सुन्नर, बढ़िया कपड़ा आउ गहना पहिनले। तब ओकर मरदाना डोली लावे गाँव में गेल। तलगुत बेलमंती रानी के पियास लग गेल। एन्ने एगो चमइन कुआँ पर पानी भरे आयल । ओकरा से बेलमंती रानी पानी माँगलक तो चमइनियाँ ओकरा डोल धरा देलक । रानी पानी भरे लगल तो चमइनियाँ ओकर सब गहना-गुड़िया आउ कपड़ा लत्ता ले लेलक आउ ओकरा कुइयाँ में ढकेल के अपने पहिन लेलक। सब कपड़ा आउ गहना पहिन के ऊ चुकुमुकु बइठ गेल। जब छोटका लड़कावा डोली-खटोली लेके आयल तो ओकरे रानी समझ के डोली में बइठा के घरे ले गेल।

सादी-बिआह के तइआरी होवे लगल। तैयारी में एक दिन चारो भाई बाहर जा रहलन हल कि ओही कुआँ पर पानी पीये गेलन। सबसे पहिले बड़का भाई बालटी-कुआँ में डाललन तो ओकरा में बड़ी सुन्नर फूल देखलन। ऊ ओकरा छाने ला चाहलन बाकि केतनो उपाय कयला पर फूल न छनायल। फिनो मँझिला भाई आउ सँझिला भाई कोरसिस कयलन बाकि फूल न छनायल । तो अंत में छोटका भाई कुआँ में डोल डाललन । फूल एक पोरसा ऊपरे उछलके बालटी में आ गेल । घरे आके फूल रखे ला देलन, तो चमइनियाँ ओकरा बाहर राख पर फेंक देलक। उहाँ फूल-साग जम गेल। साग कबार के लावल गेल आउ बनावे ला ओकरा देल गेल, तो ओकरो चमइनियाँ फेंक देलक । फिनो बेल जम गेल। एगो माली देखलक तो ओकरा कबार के ले गेल आउ कहलक कि फरतवऽ तो तोरा आधा बाँट के देबवऽ । जब बेल फरल तो एक्के गो । से लड़कावा कहलक कि अबरी हमरा दे दऽ फिनो फरतवऽ तो तूं ले लिहँऽ । बेल लेके ऊ घरे आयल तो ओकरा फोड़लक आउ ओमें से बेलमंती रानी निकल आयल। फिन तो चमइनियाँ के गड़हरा खान के ओकरा में भरा देल गेल, आउ बेलमंती रानी से ऊ सादी कर लेलक । ई तरह से इरखा में कहल बात के ऊ भारी तकलीफ सहके भी पूरा कयलक । अदमी के कोई काम अइसहीं पूरा करे के चाहीं।

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In a village, there was a Yadav family with four children. When their parents passed away, the brothers decided they needed to go out and earn a living. Three of the brothers got married, while the youngest remained unmarried. They explained to their wives that they were going to earn money in a foreign land, and asked them to take good care of their younger brother. The three sisters-in-law began to look after their brother well. However, everyone kept asking the younger brother if he would marry their sister. After some time, when they asked him, he prepared to leave home. The sisters-in-law said, "Just see that you marry Belmanti Rani."

The younger brother set out in search of Belmanti Rani. On his way, he reached a forest and came across a sage's hut. There, he cleaned the area, offered some grass as offerings, and placed it on a clean spot. When the sage woke up and saw the offerings, he began to wonder who had done this. Spotting the boy, he called him over. The sage asked, "Child, what do you want?" The boy replied, "I want to marry Belmanti Rani." The sage said, "Follow this path, and you'll find a bel (wood apple) tree that bears a single fruit. Bring that fruit back, but remember, don't look back. If you do, you will turn to ashes."

The boy went to pick the fruit but, on the way, he turned back to look. As soon as he did, he turned to ashes. The sage, upon noticing what happened, left and saw the boy turned to ash along the way. He collected the ashes and blew on them, and the boy revived. The sage advised him to never look back again. The boy went back, picked the fruit from the bel tree, and did not look back this time. The sage instructed him to break the fruit when he got home.

The boy took the fruit back home. Near his home, he felt thirsty, so he sat by a well to drink water. As he approached the well, he accidentally dropped the fruit, which fell and burst open. From it emerged Belmanti Rani, adorned beautifully with fine clothes and jewelry. Then, her husband went to the village to fetch a palanquin for her. Belmanti Rani felt thirsty as well. Just then, a maid came to the same well to fetch water. When Belmanti Rani asked her for water, the maid gave her the jug. As Rani began to fill the jug, the maid took all her jewelry and clothes and shoved her into the well, wearing them herself. Wearing all the clothes and ornaments, she sat down beautifully.

When the younger brother came back with the palanquin and pulled it in, he mistook her for his bride and took her home in the palanquin.

Preparations for the wedding began. One day, as the four brothers were going out for water, they stopped at the same well. The eldest brother lowered a bucket and saw beautiful flowers inside. He wanted to collect them but no matter what he tried, the flowers wouldn't come out. The middle brother and the youngest brother also tried, but the flowers wouldn't budge. Finally, the youngest brother lowered the bucket into the well, and the flowers jumped up into the bucket. Once he brought the flowers home, the maid tossed them outside. There, the flowers and greens piled up. When greens were brought, the maid threw them away too. Then more flowers bloomed. A gardener saw them and took them away, saying he would give half back when they blossomed. When the flowers bloomed, he only found one. The boy then said, "Now give it to me, and when you get more, you can take half."

He took the flower home, broke it, and Belmanti Rani emerged from inside. The maid collected her jewels and dressed her up, and the boy married Belmanti Rani. In this way, despite facing many difficulties, he fulfilled what was mentioned earlier. A person should always strive to accomplish their tasks like this.