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309. The Crane And The Fishes

Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, the Bodhisatta became a Fish in a pond in the Himalayas, and a great shoal went with him. Now a Crane desired to eat the fish. So in a place near the pond he drooped his head, and spread out his wings, and looked vacantly, vacantly at the fish, waiting till they were off their guard. At the same moment the Bodhisatta with his shoal came to that place in search of food. The crane said: