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345. The Snake And The Garula

Once on a time, while Brahmadatta was king of Benares, a great multitude gathered together in Benares to celebrate the festival. Crowds of men and of gods, of serpents, and garulas, came together to see the meeting.

It so happened that in one spot a Serpent and a Garula were watching the proceedings together. The Serpent, not noticing that this was a Garula beside him, laid a hand on his shoulder. And when the Garula turned and looked round to see whose hand had been laid upon his shoulder, he saw the Serpent. The Serpent looked too, and saw that this was a Garula; and frightened to death, he flew off over the surface of a river.