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46. CROWS
In a certain city of the name of Bennātata, a Buddhist monk once asked sarcastically a question to a Svetāmbara Jain monk, "Your Arhats and all their followers like you are credited to be all knowing chaps. So could you tell me how many crows are there in this city ?" The Jain monk decided to follow the same crooked path to answer him back. He recited a few verses, put on a very wise expression and answered "Sixty Thousand crows must be living here. If they are less some must have flown away; if more some must have come in from outside. " It need not be mentioned that the erudite verses that he had recited were composed by none but himself. The Buddhist monk kept silent and quietly went away scratching his head.
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