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310. The Crocodile And The Fishes

Once upon a time, the Brahmadatta was king of Benares, and a good king he was. One day he entered his park, and came to the side of a lake. And those girls of harem began to dance and sing. The fish and tortoises, eager to hear the sound of song, flocked together and went along beside the king. And the king, seeing a mass of fish as long as a palm trunk, asked his courtiers,