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256. The Bodhisatta As A Fairy

Once upon a time when Brahmatta was king in Benares the Great Bing was born in the region of the Himalaya as a fairy. His wife was named Canda. These two dwelt together on a silver mountain named Canda-pabbata, or the Mountain of the Moon. At that time the king of Benares had committed his government to his ministers, and all alone dressed in two tallow robes, and armed with the five weapons, he proceeded to the Himalayas.

While eating his venison he remembered where was a little stream, and began to climb the hill. Now the fairies that live on the Mountain of the Moon in the rainy season remain on the mountain, and come down only in the hot weather.