sn20.9:3.1 “Once upon a time, mendicants, there was a great lake in the jungle,
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sn20.9:3.2 with bull elephants living nearby.
sn20.9:3.3 They’d plunge into the lake and pull up lotus bulbs with their trunks. They’d wash them thoroughly until they were free of mud before chewing and swallowing them.
sn20.9:3.4 That was good for their appearance and strength, and wouldn’t result in death or deadly pain.
sn20.9:3.5 The young calves, following the example of the great bull elephants, plunged into the lake and pulled up lotus bulbs with their trunks. But they didn’t wash them thoroughly, and while they were still muddy they chewed and swallowed them.
sn20.9:3.6 That was not good for their appearance and strength, and resulted in death or deadly pain.