A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.357
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.357
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v2.c19.s3.t2.357
"When I was a monkey, which lived in a cave on the bank of a river, I was once prevented from going my usual way, because a crocodile threatened me. Just at the place where I was accustomed to take my stand in order to jump to the other bank, sat the murderous enemy, the crocodile, frightful to behold. It said to me: 'Come!' I said to it: 'I come,' and standing on its head, I reached the other bank. I told it no lie, but acted in accordance with my words. In the love of truth nobody is my equal. Such was my highest perfection of truth."