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The old monkey used to fight with the new monkye. Then, the new monkey thriving under the good will of the female monkeys, drove away the old monkey. While running away, the old monkey, distressed by thirst, cast his mouth into liquid bitumen, out of erroneous impression for water. He was being followed by monkeys and female monkeys. In order to extract his mouth from the bitumen, the monkey placed his front feet into the bitumen and then he placed his hind legs into it. His whole body became fixed into it and he eventually died. Had the old monkey pulled out his mouth previously, without placing his feet into the bitumen, he would not have been killed.
Jambû Kumāra told his wives "I am not desirous of being drowned into the bitumen representing this Samsāra.
92dat Nabhahsenā, then, said, “Dear husband l bv becoming greedy, you will become a loser and an object of laughing stock like the old woman of Buddhi. The story of the old woman Buddhi runs as follows:
STORY OF THE OLD WOMAN BUDDHI.
In the village named afuota Nandigrāma there lived two old women named fefe Siddhi and gf Buddhi. Outside the village, there was a on Yakşa a demi-god named af Bholika who was giving away whatever was desired by his worshipper. Siddhi worsbipped the Yaksa with beautiful flowers in such a way, that he gave her two Flatts Dināls (gold coins) every day. Siddhi, leaving aside wooden utensils, now used to eat in gold utensils; and she had a big palace built for her.
On seeing Siddbi possessing wealtb acquired through the gracious gift of the Yaksa, Buddhi asked privately her friend Siddhi,
