22. Snake-Charmer And The Monkey
Once upon a time, Brahmadatta ruled Benares. The Bodhisatta was born into a landowner’s family, and gained a living by selling corn. Another man, snake-charmer, had trained a monkey, made him swallow an antidote, and making a snake play with the monkey and thus gained his livelihood.
21. SILENCE AND SPEAKING
Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, his chaplain was tawny-brown and had lost all his teeth. His wife committed sin with another brahmin. This man was just like the other. The chaplain tried times and again to restrain his wife, but could not. Then he thought, “This my enemy; I cannot kill with my own hands; but I must devise some plan to kill him.”
20. Shaft Of A Plough
Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born in a rich brahmin’s family. When he grew up, he was well versed in all knowledge and was a world renowned professor with five hundred young brahmins to instruct.
19. Setaketu And The Ascetics
Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was king in Benares, the Bodhisatta was a far-famed teacher and taught the sacred texts to five hundred pupils. The senior of them, Setaketu by name, was born of a brahmin family, and was very proud on account of his caste. One day he went out of the town with other pupils, and when coming again he saw a candala.