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44. THE FEMALE MOUSE

On the bank of the river Ganges, there was a beautiful hermitage. The water from the river gushed down on rocks, making a tremendous noise, which frightened the fishes. It whirled round and round and the water was a mass of foam. Now in this hermitage lived hermits, who were always absorbed in meditation. Their bodies had grown lean with fasting, penance and rigorous self-discipline. They ate roots and fruits and drank the holy water from the Ganges. They wore clothes made of bark. The Guru of this hermitage was one Yadnyavalkya.