Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.186

v1.c12.186

3. Kacchapa Jātaka (No. 273).—The story of how a monkey insulted a tortoise by introducing his private parts into the tortoise as the latter lay basking in the sun with his mouth open. The tortoise caught hold of the monkey and refused to release him. The monkey went for help, and the Bodhisatta, who was an ascetic in a hermitage near by, saw the monkey carrying the tortoise. The Bodhisatta persuaded the tortoise to release the monkey.