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Ja 78

Herring, the Miser: a past life story

8. Illisajātaka

The Warding Tree

Herring, the Miser: a past life story

Both are lame, both crippled,
both cross-eyed,
and both covered in warts:
I see not which is Herring.

Translation: German (Julius Dutoit, 1872–1958), published 1908–1916 · in copyright until the end of 2028, source palikanon.com. Pāli and English (SuttaCentral / Bilara, public domain, CC0). See Sources & Thanks.

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