The hunter (Chapter 026)

Role: hunter · First appears: Chapter XXVI

Life events

• The hunter drew the lion out first and then extricated the others from the pit.(Chapter XXVI · 📍 the pit)
  • With: The lion (Chapter 026) The mouse (Chapter 026) The falcon (Chapter 026) The man who fell into the pit (Chapter 026)
  • “Understanding what they said, the hunter drew out first of all the lion. It touched his feet and said, ‘I shall prove grateful to you. But do not draw out that black-headed one who forgets accepted benefits.’ Having thus spoken, the lion departed. The hunter then proceeded to extricate them all by degrees from the pit.”
• The lion gave the hunter a gazelle in gratitude for rescuing him.(Chapter XXVI)
  • With: The lion (Chapter 026)
  • “The lion recognised the man, and touched his feet, and gave him the gazelle.”
• The falcon stole the king’s wife’s ornaments and presented them to the hunter.(Chapter XXVI · 📍 the grove)
  • With: The falcon (Chapter 026) The king’s wife whose ornaments were stolen (Chapter 026)
  • “the falcon carried them off, and gratefully presented them to the hunter.”
• The hunter was accused of stealing the ornaments, imprisoned, and the ornaments were restored to the king.(Chapter XXVI)
  • With: King Brahmadatta
  • “The ornaments were restored to the king. But the hunter was bound and cast into prison.”
• The snake bit the king, and the hunter healed him with a spell and remedy.(Chapter XXVI)
  • With: The snake (Chapter 026) King Brahmadatta
  • “The snake bit the king, and the hunter came and healed him with the spell and the remedy.”
• The king released the hunter from prison and bestowed gifts and good things upon him.(Chapter XXVI)
  • With: King Brahmadatta
  • “Then the king joyfully released him from the prison, and bestowed upon him gifts and good things.”

Chapter XXVI

• friends with The lion (Chapter 026) “O honoured ones, ye are all comrades of mine.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.