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A bird that only said Rama.
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A wedding riddle.
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Jataka 387 of 547, Chakkanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 407 of 547, Sattakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 438 of 547, Navakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 450 of 547, Dasakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 12, wave 12 (taranga 79 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Why the elephant did not pull.
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The water is yours, the well is mine.
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Jataka 363 of 547, Pañcakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 388 of 547, Chakkanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 408 of 547, Sattakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 451 of 547, Dasakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 496 of 547, Pakiṇṇakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 509 of 547, Vīsatinipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 12, wave 13 (taranga 80 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Jataka 364 of 547, Pañcakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 510 of 547, Vīsatinipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 12, wave 14 (taranga 81 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Jataka 390 of 547, Chakkanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 12, wave 15 (taranga 82 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Jataka 391 of 547, Chakkanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 12, wave 16 (taranga 83 of 124).
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Jataka 317 of 547, Catukkanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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Jataka 367 of 547, Pañcakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
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