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298 the hunter himself lifted up the net, bundled them all in in a heap together, crammed them into his basket, and went home, and made his wife to smile.

When the Master had finished this lesson in virtue, in illustration of what he had said ("Thus, O king, there ought to be no such thing as quarrelling among relatives; for quarrels are the root of misfortune"), he made the connexion, and summed up the Jātaka, "He who at that time was the foolish quail was Deva-datta, but the wise quail was I myself."

END OF THE STORY OF THE SAD QUARREL OF THE QUAILS.