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244. The Bodhisatta And The Ungrateful Prince

Once upon a time Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares. He had a son named Prince Wicked. He was Fierce and cruel, like a scotched snake; he spoke to nobody without abuse or blows. This prince was like grit in the eye to all folk both within and without the palace. He was considered a dreaded ogre.

One day, wishing to bathe in the river, he went with a large servants to the water side. And a great storm came, and utter darkness set in. He cried he to his servants: “Take me into mid stream, bathe me there, and then bring me back again.”