諸經要集 10.128

10.128

又五分律云。佛告諸比丘。過去世時。阿練若池水邊有二雁。與一龜共結親友。後時池水涸竭。二雁作是議言。今此池水涸竭。親友必受大苦。議已語龜言。此池水涸竭。汝無濟理。可銜一木。我等各銜一頭。將汝著大水處。銜木之時慎不可語。即使銜之。經過聚落。諸小兒見皆言。雁銜龜去。雁銜龜去。龜即瞋言。何預汝事。即便失木墮地而死。爾時世尊。因此說偈言。

Furthermore, the Mahīśāsaka-vinaya states: The Buddha told the monks: In a past age, by the edge of an araṇya pond, there were two wild geese that forged a close friendship with a tortoise. Later, the water of the pond dried up. The two geese conferred, saying, 'Now this pond water has dried up, and our friend will surely suffer great hardship.' Having conferred, they said to the tortoise, 'This pond water is dry, and you have no way to be saved. You can bite onto a stick, and we will each hold one end in our beaks to carry you to a place of great water. When biting the stick, you must be careful not to speak.' They then had it bite it. Passing over a village, the children saw them and all said, 'The geese are carrying a tortoise away! The geese are carrying a tortoise away!' The tortoise immediately said in anger, 'What business is it of yours?' It immediately lost hold of the stick, fell to the ground, and died. At that time, the Bhagavat spoke a verse on this account: