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316. The Frog And The Snake

Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, the Bodhisatta became a Green Frog. At the time people set wicker cages in all pits and holes of the rivers, to catch fish. In one cage were a large number of fish. And a Water snake, eating fish, went into the trap himself. A number of the fish thronging together bit him, until he was covered with blood.