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Rh artful, but be is not aware of our wiles and cleverness in plotting. I'll talk him over by telling him that I'll be his wife, and when I get him into my power I'll eat him." Then the cat went to the root of a tree on which the cock was sitting, and in coaxing terms spake this gâtha:—

After listening to her the cock thought, "This cat has eaten all my kith and kin, and now by cajoling intends to make a meal of me, but I'll send her packing." Then he replies in the following gâtha:—

Then thought the cat, "This fellow is very sly, but I'll get over him somehow and eat him." Then she gave utterance to the following gâtha:—

Then thought the cock, "I must rebuke this cat and cause her to go elsewhere." So he uttered the following gâtha:—

On hearing this the cat made off, and did not again dare to look the cock in the face.

A gâtha of the Buddha says:—