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was alone, and she ate the offspting She then put som blood on the mouth of the sleeping deer and left
"When the lioness returned she didn't find her offspring and became restless. Meanwhile, the jackal returned after cleaning herself She said, 'My friend ! I had myself gone out on business. The child was all right when I left The deer was here, and it seems, there is blood on her mouth Maybe, she has killed the child' Now the deer was pulled up from her sleep But the poor animal said, 'I fell asleep, and I know r.othing as to what happened' Then turning to the jackal she said, 'There was none else at this place but two of us, and none seems to have come I do not understand what may be the real story'
"The jackal was extremely cunning She said, 'But I see blood on your mouth So you should know more than me as to what has happened To be very frank you may hare swallowed up the poor little thing' But the lioness was intelligent She knew well that a deer was not accustomed to take meat So she could not have swallowed her offspring She had no doubt now that this was the doing of the jackal So she said, "Quarrel not over it Better both of you vomit and facts will speak themselves out' This was done and the jackal was exposed and killed by the lioness on the spot Thus, merchant, even animals are considerate They can arrive at truth and harp not on untruth as you do You cannot rise above this level till you discard your wrong impression"
"How do I believe in your words when you are ungrateful like that lion ?!!
“What lion ?"
"There was a concentration of hermits near the Himalayas In a nearby cave, there lived a demon who, under the influence of the hermits, had given up his sin ful activities. It was winter and very cold outside One night, when the demon had gone out, a lion who was bitterly shivering came there and took shelter inside
| SR No. | 011052 |
| Book Title | Jain Stories 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mahendramuni, K C Lalwani |
| Publisher | A B Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Samaj |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 209 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |