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the sun rises to-morrow may your head split into seven pieces." 

 Narada then pronounced the curse, "When the sun rises to-morrow 

 may the head of the guilty person split into seven pieces ; " but fore- 

 seeing that the curse would fall upon Devala, he took pity on him and 

 by his supernatural power prevented the sun from rising. (39-41) 



The people, who were unable, by reason of the darkness, to pursue 

 their wonted occupations, went to the king and begged him to make 

 the sun rise for them. The king, after surveying his own actions and 

 perceiving that he had been guilty of no sin, concluded that the dark- 

 ness must have been caused by a quarrel of the monks. He learned 

 the circumstances of the quarrel from Narada, who told him that 

 Devala might escape the consequences of the curse by begging his 

 pardon. The king pleaded with Devala to do this ; but the latter 

 obstinately refused until finally the king, losing his patience, forcibly 

 compelled him to do so. Narada forgave him, but said to the king, 

 "Since this man did not beg my pardon of his own free will, take him 

 to the pond near the city, place a lump of clay on his head, and make 

 him stand in the water up to his neck. He then said to Devala, " I 

 will send forth my magical power and cause the sun to rise ; at that 

 moment duck in the water, rise, and go your way." As soon as the 

 sun's rays touched Devala, the lump of clay split into seven pieces ; 

 whereupon he ducked in the water, rose, and made his escape. (41-3) 



" At that time," said the Teacher, " Ananda was the king, Tissa was 

 Devala, and I was Narada. At that time too he was just as obsti- 

 nate." And admonishing Tissa, he spoke Stanzas 3-4. At the con- 

 clusion of the discourse, a hundred thousand monks obtained the 

 Fruits. The multitude derived profit from the instruction given, and 

 the obstinate Elder became amenable to discipline. (43-5) 



Book I. Story 4. Kali, the Ogress. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZA 5 = 5. 



The only son of a widow did all the farm and household work, and 

 cared for his mother to boot. One day the mother proposed to pro- 

 cure him a wife. The son protested that he was able to care for his 

 mother himself, but finally told her of a young woman that suited him 

 and allowed her to bring her home and install her in the house. She 

 turned out to be barren. Thereupon the mother proposed to procure 

 him another wife. The son objected. The barren wife overheard the 

 discussion, and fearing that she might be supplanted by a wife of their 

 selection, procured him another wife herself. ( 45 ~ 6 ) 



It then occurred to the barren wife that if her rival bore a child she 



