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Rh ram's gestures to get out of its way. Thought he, "Among so many persons I have to deal with, this ram alone discerns my merits." Then the stupid anchorite most respectfully saluted the ram, uttering the following gâtha:—

At that moment the wise trader (already alluded to), sitting in the bazaar and seeing all this, tried to dissuade the brâhman from acting so foolishly, and spake the following gâtha:—

But even as the wise trader was uttering these words, the ram, coming on with great speed, struck the brâhman on the thigh, did him great injury, and brought him to the ground. As he lay moaning on the earth the teacher, setting forth the cause of the disaster, uttered the following gâtha:—

Then the old anchorite gave utterance to the following gâtha:—

While the old hermit was thus bewailing his folly he gave up the ghost.

In times long since past, when Brahmadatta reigned at Benares, the