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2. Naccajātaka

Dancing: a past life story

“Rudaṁ manuññaṁ rucirā ca piṭṭhi,
Your cry is sweet, your back brilliant,

Veḷuriyavaṇṇūpanibhā ca gīvā;
your neck the color of sapphire,

Byāmamattāni ca pekhuṇāni,
and your feathers a full fathom long;

Naccena te dhītaraṁ no dadāmī”ti.
still, because of your dancing, I will not give you my daughter.

Naccajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.