I shall go then slowly. The lion who was oppressed with hunger, asked him in anger - why has you come so late? The hare replied - My lord, I am not to blame. On my way I was forcibly seized by another lion. Having pledged my word that, I would return to him I have come here to represent it to Your Highness. The lion said - in a passion - go quickly and show the vile wretch to me. Where does the villain live? Then the hare taking the lion with him set out to show him a deep well. Please Your Highness, come here and behold him yourself. With these words he showed him the lion's own reflection in the water of the well. Thereupon he, being swollen with rage, sprang upon him through arrogance and lost his life. Therefore, I say, "he who has talent has strength etc". The female crow said I have heard everything, now tell me what I am to do. The crow replied - The prince comes every day and bathes in the adjacent lake. Hold up in your bill a gold necklace, which is taken off from his person at the time of bathing and placed on a stone of the flight of steps and put it in this hollow. Now on one occasion when the prince had entered the water for bathing, the female crow did what she was directed to do. Then by the servants of the prince who followed the track of the gold necklace, the serpent was seen and killed. Hence, I say - "what is possible to be accomplished by means of a remedy etc". Karataka said - If it is so, you may. May your efforts be crowned with success! Then Damanaka went to Pingalaka, bowed, and said - please Your Highness, I have come here perceiving that some calamity, leading to great disaster, is imminent, For, a well-meaning man should give his wholesome counsel even unasked, in the case of a calamity, when a man swerves from the right path, or when the time of taking action is passing away.