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retinue set the stronghold of the owls on fire and, as a result,
the entire host of owls perishes.
The fourth book entitled as Labdha-pra峁嚹伵沘, (the loss of
one's getting), is illustrated by a frame-story about a monkey
and a crocodile. The monkey and the crocodile are friends, and
every day the monkey entertains the crocodile with delicious
fruits. The friendship between the two grows so strong that the
crocodile's wife is jealous. She begins a fast, saying that she will
be content with nothing, save the monkey's heart. The crocodile
invites the monkey to his home, and they set out together. On
the way, however, the crocodile reveals his purpose; but the
monkey declares that his heart has been left behind on the fig-
tree, and together they go back for it. As soon as they reach the
bank of the river, however, the monkey takes shelter in the tree
and tells the crocodile that, following in the footsteps of
Gangadatta, he will never return. Thus starts the story of the
king of the frogs, Gangadatta, who to have his enemies
destroyed, invites a serpent into the stronghold. The serpent
destroys the enemies but eats the frogs themselves as well,
whereupon Gangadatta escapes never to return. The monkey
tells the crocodiles further that he is not a fool like that ass,
Lambakar峁嘺. This introduces the story of the lion, the jackal,
and the ass. Lambakar峁嘺 is persuaded by the jackal to visit the
lion who is old and feeble. The lion tries to jump upon
Lambakar峁嘺 but misses, and latter escapes. A second time,
however, Lambakar峁嘺 is persuaded to return and is killed.