經律異相 44.78

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昔有一人。用三錢布施。乞求三願。一者將來得作國王。二者解眾生語。三者多諸智慧。其人命終生庶人家。形色端正。王募為左右。此兒投募得侍王側。見燕在巢。仰首看而笑。王問何笑。答曰。燕言。我得龍女髮長十丈喚伴看之。王曰。審爾者好。無此者殺。遣看即得。王欲取女為婦。語小兒言。汝解鳥語必應多策。給汝食糧。覓此女人。得者重報。若不得殺汝及家口。小兒冐死向東海邊。見二人共諍隱形帽履水靴殺活杖。小兒曰。何須云云。我放一箭君二人逐。先前得者與三種物。答曰善。引弓放箭。二人爭走。小兒取帽著靴捉杖。直入海中至龍所。脫隱形帽令龍女見。女人多欲。遂與小兒持一餅金還至外國。其王遣迎。勅女獨入。女便前進。小兒戴隱形帽隨女而入。女見王醜。以金擲王頟破命終。小兒脫帽。共女上殿。高聲唱言。我應為王女為皇后。霸王天下（出雜譬喻經）。

Formerly, a person used three coins to make an offering and prayed for three wishes: first, that in the future he might become a king; second, that he might understand the speech of all living beings; third, that he might have abundant wisdom. When the person died, he was born into a commoner's family, his appearance upright and handsome. The king recruited attendants, and this boy answered the recruitment and was able to serve at the king's side. Seeing a swallow in its nest, he looked up, watched it, and laughed. The king asked why he laughed, and he replied: 'The swallow said: "I have obtained a dragon girl whose hair is one hundred feet long; call our companions to look at her!"' The king said: 'If it is truly so, that is fine; if there is no such person, I will kill you.' Sending someone to check, they indeed found her. The king wished to take the girl as his wife, and said to the boy: 'You understand the speech of birds and must certainly have many strategies. I will provide you with provisions; go find this woman! If you find her, you will be richly rewarded; if you do not find her, I will kill you and your household.' Braving death, the boy went toward the Eastern Sea. He saw two men quarreling over an invisibility cap, water-walking boots, and a life-and-death staff. The boy said: 'Why make such a fuss? I will shoot an arrow, and you two chase it; whichever of you gets it first, I will give him these three items.' They said: 'Very well.' He drew his bow and shot an arrow, and the two men competed in running. The boy took the cap, put on the boots, seized the staff, and went straight into the sea to the dragon's abode. Taking off the invisibility cap, he let the dragon girl see him. Women have much desire, so she took a disc of gold and returned with the boy to the foreign country. The king sent someone to welcome her, ordering the woman to enter alone. The woman then went forward, and the boy, wearing the invisibility cap, followed the woman inside. Seeing that the king was ugly, the woman threw the gold at the king's forehead, breaking it, and he died. The boy took off the cap, went up to the hall with the woman, and called out in a loud voice: 'I shall be king, and the woman shall be queen, ruling supreme over all under Heaven!' (Taken from the Miscellaneous Parables Sūtra.)