Vulgar words in Indian Fairy Tales (Page 1)
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At that time a hawker used to go from place to place, trafficking in goods carried by an ass.
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Terrified with the fear of death, the ass uttered a cry--the bray of an ass!
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And when he knew him then to be an ass, the future Buddha pronounced the First Verse: "This is not a lion's roaring, Nor a tiger's, nor a panther's; Dressed in a lion's skin, 'Tis a wretched ass that roars!"
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But when the villagers knew the creature to be an ass, they beat him till his bones broke; and, carrying off the lion's skin, went away.