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64. The Bodhisatta – As A Singila Bird
Once upon a time when Brahmadatta reigned in Benares, the Bodhisatta came to life as a young singila bird. When he grew to be a big bird, he settled in the Himalayas and built him a nest. When the rain fell without intermission, a monkey sat near the Bodhisatta and his teeth chattering by severe cold. The Bodhisatta, seeing him thus distressed asked, “You are like a human in form; why not build a hut to hide from cold?”