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Article: THE OX WHO WON THE WAGER (JATAKA)
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- November 27, 1994
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Once upon a time, a man owned a strong, beautiful ox. He was so proud and so fond of his ox that he boasted about him all the time, telling everyone he met about the ox's strength.
One day, the man walked into a village. He came upon a cluster of the village men sitting together talking. "Oh," cried the man, "you should see my ox work." He beamed with pride.
The men went on talking, ignoring the stranger, paying no attention to his boasts.
The man moved closer. "Did you hear me?" he asked.
The men still paid no attention.
"I'll tell you what," he said at last, "I will pay a thousand pieces of silver if ...