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COMPASSION OF THE ELEPHANT
The elephant raised his leg to scratch his foot. A rabbit quickly jumped into this space.
When the elephant went to put his foot down, he felt something. He noticed the rabbit sitting there. To avoid crushing and hurting
the rabbit, he held his leg up. The fire lasted for three days. Throughout the three days the elephant kept his leg up.
When the fire stopped, all the animals and the rabbit left. The elephant felt happy that he saved the rabbit's life.
Then the elephant tried to put down his foot, but he could not because his leg had become stiff. Instead, he fell down and died after some time.
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JAINISM I - BASICS OF JAINISM
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