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199. The Bodhisatta And The Monkey Who Lost Pea

Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was his Councillor who gave him advice in things spiritual and temporal. There was a rising on the frontier, and the troops there stationed sent the king a letter. The king started, and camped in a park. The Bodhisatta stood before the king. At that moment the people had steamed some peas for the horses, and poured them out into a trough.