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Stories of Past Lives 54

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Āsīsavagga
Hope

4. Kiṁphalajātaka

The What-fruit: a past life story

“Nāyaṁ rukkho durāruho,
This tree is not hard to climb,

napi gāmato ārakā;
nor is it far from the village.

Ākāraṇena jānāmi,
For this reason I know

nāyaṁ sāduphalo dumo”ti.
this tree is not sweet-fruited.

Kiṁphalajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.