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22. Snake-Charmer And The Monkey

Once upon a time, Brahmadatta ruled Benares. The Bodhisatta was born into a landowner’s family, and gained a living by selling corn. Another man, snake-charmer, had trained a monkey, made him swallow an antidote, and making a snake play with the monkey and thus gained his livelihood.