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found that the comb of the wealthy person had some fibres of wool and that of the cunning had cotton fibres. The secret of the shawl was revealed. The judge gave the shawl to its rightful owner and got the cunning person apprehended and punished.
6. The Chameleon-Once a man was passing through a jungle when he suddenly wanted to defecate. In hurry he found a hole in the ground and sat over it to relieve himself. This was not a simple hole but a chameleon's burrow. While the man was defecating the chameleon rushed and entered its burrow touching the man's anus. The defecating man felt as if the chameleon had entered his stomach through his anus. He kept worrying about it for some days and it turned into a phobia. He fell sick and in spite of all treatment did not recover. His weakness increased with every passing day.
One day he went to a very experienced doctor. The doctor examined his pulse and conducted other tests as well but failed to find any medical cause of his weakness. At last the doctor asked him since when he was having this condition. The man told him the story of going to relieve himself in the jungle and a chameleon entering his anus. The doctor at once understood that it was a psychological ailment and with the help of his autpattiki buddhi he at once found the solution.
However, he said to the patient-“This is a serious disease. I will have to make a special medicine to expel the chameleon out of your stomach. Your treatment will be done tomorrow.” After the patient left, the doctor arranged for a dead chameleon, covered it with shellac and placed it in a bowl. He placed this bowl outside his house in a dark corner. Next day he called the patient, gave him a strong purgative, and told him to pass his stool in that bowl. When the patient did as told, the doctor drew the bowl in light and pointing at the dead chameleon in the pot said—“See, this is the chameleon that has been causing you so much pain since long. Now it has been expelled and soon you will regain your health. The patient was relieved and pleased. As he became free of his phobia he regained his health.
7. The Crow-Roaming around in Vennatat city a Buddhist monk met a Jain shraman. In order to pull his leg he posed a question to
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