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343. The Royal Elephant and The Dog

Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta became his minister.

In those days, there was a dog which used to go to the stall of the Royal elephant and eat the rice spilled where the elephant was fed. Haunting the place for the food’s sake, the dog grew very friendly with the elephant, and at last would never eat except with him. And neither could get on without the other. The dog used to disport himself by swinging back wards and forwards on the elephant’s trunk. One day, a villager bought the dog from the mahout and took the dog home with him.