The Long Āgama Sūtra 7.64

7.64

「時，此梵志以少因緣欲遊人間，語小兒曰：『我有少緣，欲暫出行，汝善守護此火，慎勿使滅。若火滅者，當以鑽鑽木，取火燃之。』具誡勅已，出林遊行。梵志去後，小兒貪戲，不數視火，火遂便滅；小兒戲還，見火已滅，懊惱而言：『我所為非，我父去時，具約勅我，守護此火，慎勿令滅，而我貪戲，致使火滅，當如之何？』彼時，小兒吹灰求火，不能得已，便以斧劈薪求火，復不能得，又復斬薪置於臼中，搗以求火，又不能得。

“It was then that the wanderer was going to travel to a community for some minor reason. He said to the child, ‘I will be out traveling for a minor reason. Guard this fire well. Be careful not to let it go out! If the fire goes out, rub wood together to rekindle it.’ After giving the child these instructions, he left the grove and went on his trip.

“After the wanderer was gone, the child spent his time playing and didn’t check the fire often, so the fire did go out. When the child returned from playing, he saw that the fire had gone out and felt terrible. He said, ‘I’ve made a mistake. When my father left, he gave me instructions to guard this fire and not let it go out. But I spent my time playing, and now the fire is out. What shall I do?’

“The child blew on the ashes looking for the fire, but he couldn’t find it. He chopped firewood looking for the fire, but again he couldn’t find it. He also ground the firewood after cutting it up, pounding it in a mortar looking for the fire, but he still couldn’t find it.