The story revolves around a king who, while visiting his in-laws with a Thakur, is tricked into disguising himself as the Thakur while the Thakur takes on his identity. The Thakur gives the king a challenging task to gather wood from the forest without tying it, leading the king to seek help from the deities Mahadev and Parvati. They grant him a magical boon that allows him to bind and release objects with a special phrase.

Using this boon, the king manipulates situations in his favor, even binding himself and his queen together. Eventually, through cleverness and the decree of the deities, he manages to reveal his true identity and reaffirm his status as king. The story concludes happily with the king remarrying and ruling joyfully. It illustrates themes of deception, divine intervention, and the clever use of power.

एगो राजा, ठाकुर के साथे ससुरार जाइत हलन, तो उनका मैदान लगल तो ठाकुर पर घोड़ा छोड़ के दीसा फीरे लगलन। ठकुरवा कहलक कि ''अपने अप्पन पोसाक दे देब, तब न घोड़ा धरे लायक रहम!'' राजा अप्पन पोसाक ठकुरवा के दे देलन। एन्ने ठाकुर घोड़ा पर चढ़ के राजा के पोसाक में उनकर ससुरार चल गेल। ठाकुर के भेस में राजा भी ससुरार पहुँचलन, तो ठाकुर राजा बनल हल। अब राजा के ठाकुरे भेस में रहे पड़ल।

एक दिन ठाकुर राजा से कहलक कि ''जो, जंगल से बिना बोझ बान्हे लकड़ी ले आवऽ!'' राजा जंगल में जा के लकड़ी जौर कैलन, आउ उठावथ तो भरक जाय। ऊ बेहाल हो के रोबे लगलन, तो ऊ राह से महादे-पारबती घूमे जाइत हलन । पारबती के दया आयल आउ महादे से कहके ओकरा वरदान दिला देलन कि 'महादे के बचन सट' कहे से कोई भी चीज सट जायत आउ 'महादे के बचन छूट' कहे से कोई चीज छूट के अलगे हो जायत! वरदान पा के राजा लकड़ी के ढेरी भिर अयलन, आउ कहलन कि 'महादे के बचन सट' तो सब लकड़ी सट गेल। राजा लकड़ी ले के गेलन आउ जा के घरे कहलन कि 'महादे के बचन छूट' तो लकड़ी सब अलगे-अलगे हो गेल।

राजा के पोसाक पेन्हले नउवा कोहबर में गेल, तो नउवा बनल राजा कहलन कि 'महादे के बचन सट' तो ओहनी दूनो सटले रह गेलन। एकर कारन जाने ला पंडित के बोलाहट भेल, तो उनका रस्ते में दीसा लगल। दीसा फिरते राजा-रूप नउवा 'सटे' कहलक तो पंडित जी ओहिजे सट गेलन। फिन पड़िआइन जी के पतरा देखे ला बोलावल गेल। ऊ नदी पार होयत खानी लुगा उठौलन, तो ई कहलक कि 'महादेव के बचन सट' तो पड़िआइन के उठले लुगा सट गेल। ऊ जइसहीं राजदरबार में अयलन आउ पतरा देख के बतौलन कि नउबा असली राजा हे, आउ कोहबर जायओला नउवा हे! राजा के बरदान हे कि ई जउन चीज सटे ला कहतन, ऊ चीज सट जायत, आउ छूटे ला कहतन, तो छूट जायत। तब राजा दू दफे छूट-छूट कहलन तो पॉड़े-पड़िआइन के छूट गेल, आउ नउवा-रानी के सटले गड़हरा भरा देल गेल। राजा दूसर सादी करके मौज से राज करे लगलन।

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Once, a king went to his in-laws along with a Thakur, and when they reached the fields, the Thakur let his horse loose and began to gallop. The Thakur said, "If you give me your clothes, then the horse will be able to hold on!" The king gave his clothes to the Thakur. Thus, the Thakur mounted the horse and went to the king's in-laws wearing his clothes. In the guise of the Thakur, the king also reached the in-laws, and the Thakur became the king. Now, the king had to remain in the disguise of the Thakur.

One day, the Thakur told the king, "Go to the forest and bring wood without tying any burden!" The king went to the forest and gathered wood, but when he tried to lift it, he found it too heavy. Exhausted, he started to cry. At that time, Mahadev and Parvati were wandering around. Parvati took pity and asked Mahadev to grant the king a boon, saying, "By saying 'Mahadev's word binds,' anything can be bound, and by saying 'Mahadev's word releases,' anything can be released!" With this boon, the king arrived at the pile of wood and said, "Mahadev's word binds!" and all the wood was bound together. The king took the wood home and then said, "Mahadev's word releases!" and all the wood got separated.

The king, dressed as a newlywed, entered the marriage chamber and said, "Mahadev's word binds," causing both of them to remain bound together. To understand this situation, a priest was called, and as he was approaching, he encountered the king in the guise of a newlywed who said, "They are bound," and the priest got stuck there. Then, a lady was called to observe the situation. As she crossed the river, she lifted her saree, and upon saying, "Mahadev's word binds," the lifted saree got stuck. As soon as she arrived at the royal court and observed the situation, she declared that the newlywed is the true king, and the one going to the marriage chamber is merely a newlywed! The king's boon states that whatever he says is bound will be bound, and whatever he says is released will be released. Then the king repeatedly said "release," and the lady was released, while the newlywed and queen were bound together. The king then remarried and began to rule joyfully.