Bidpay

Then leaving his most cumbersome baggage behind, as also some part of his train, he crossed the mountain, which he found wonderfully high and steep, but environed with a great number of pleasant gardens and lovely meadows.

When he had now crossed the mountain and was descending on the other side, he perceived a very obscure den or cavern, which, on his inquiry, the inhabitants of the mountain told him was the retirement of a certain hermit called Bidpay, that is to say, the friendly physician, and that some of the Indian grandees called him Pilpay, that he was a person of profound knowledge, and had retired from the world in contempt of the hurry and vanity of it, and pleased himself in leading a solitary life.

This highly increased Dabschelem's curiosity, who therefore went himself to the mouth of the cave, and Pilpay, seeing him approach, went out to meet him and invited him in.

The king being entered, the old Brahmin besought him to rest himself, and begged leave to ask him the reason of his taking so long and dangerous a journey.

He that dies with his sword in his hand renders himself famous.

It is not good to begin a war; but when we are attacked, it is ignominious to surrender ourselves like cowards into the enemy's hand." "This is right and proper counsel," replied Cocho torb; "but we ought to know our strength before we engage in a combat; for if we attack our enemy rashly and imprudently, we may, too late perhaps, remember the famous story of the angel ruler of the sea, which I will tell you." End of section number 27.

Section 28 of the Fables of Bidpay.

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Then, leaving his most cumbersome baggage behind, as also some part of his train, he crossed the mountain, which he found wonderfully high and steep, but environed with a great number of pleasant gardens and lovely meadows.

When he had now crossed the mountain and was descending on the other side, he perceived a very obscure den or cavern, which, on his inquiry, the inhabitants of the mountain told him was the retirement of a certain hermit called Bidpay, that is to say, the friendly physician, and that some of the Indian grandees called him Pilpay, that he was a person of profound knowledge and had retired from the world in contempt of the hurry and vanity of it, and pleased himself in leading a solitary life.

This highly increased Dabschelm's curiosity, who therefore went himself to the mouth of the cave, and Pilpay, seeing him approach, went out to meet him and invited him in.

The king being entered, the old Brahmin besought him to rest himself, and begged leave to ask him the reason of his taking so long and dangerous a journey.

He that dies with his sword in his hand renders himself famous.

It is not good to begin a war, but when we are attacked, it is ignominious to surrender ourselves like cowards into the enemy's hand." "This is right and proper counsel," replied Cocho Torbe, "but we ought to know our strength before we engage in a combat, for if we attack our enemy rashly and imprudently, we may too late perhaps remember the famous story of the angel ruler of the sea, which I will tell you." End of section number 27.

Section 28 of The Fables of Bidpay.

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Then leaving his most cumbersome baggage behind, as also some part of his train, he crossed the mountain, which he found wonderfully high and steep, but environed with a great number of pleasant gardens and lovely meadows.

When he had now crossed the mountain and was descending on the other side, he perceived a very obscure den or cavern, which, on his inquiry, the inhabitants of the mountain told him was the retirement of a certain hermit called Bidpay, that is to say, the friendly physician, and that some of the Indian grandees called him Pilpay, that he was a person of profound knowledge, and had retired from the world in contempt of the hurry and vanity of it, and pleased himself in leading a solitary life.

This highly increased Dabschelm's curiosity, who therefore went himself to the mouth of the cave, and Pilpay, seeing him approach, went out to meet him and invited him in.

The king being entered, the old Brahmin besought him to rest himself, and begged leave to ask him the reason of his taking so long and dangerous a journey.

After this, the delinquent was asked what he had now to say for himself, but he had not a word to answer.

This at length determined the lion to sentence that Damna as a traitor should be shut up between four walls and there starved to death.

These chapters, concluded Bidpay, may it please your majesty, are lessons to deceivers and sycophants that they ought to reform their manners.

And I think have sufficiently made it appear that slanderers and railers generally come to an unfortunate end.

Then leaving his most cumbersome baggage behind, as also some part of his train, he crossed the mountain, which he found wonderfully high and steep, but environed with a great number of pleasant gardens and lovely meadows.

When he had now crossed the mountain and was descending on the other side, he perceived a very obscure den or cavern, which, on his inquiry, the inhabitants of the mountain told him was the retirement of a certain hermit called Bidpay, that is to say, the friendly physician, and that some of the Indian grandees called him Pilpay, that he was a person of profound knowledge, and had retired from the world in contempt of the hurry and vanity of it, and pleased himself in leading a solitary life.

This highly increased Dabshalem's curiosity, who therefore went himself to the mouth of the cave, and Pilpay, seeing him approach, went out to meet him and invited him in.

The king being entered, the old Brahmin besought him to rest himself, and begged leave to ask him the reason of his taking so long and dangerous a journey.

Then leaving his most cumbersome baggage behind, as also some part of his train, he crossed the mountain, which he found wonderfully high and steep, but environed with a great number of pleasant gardens and lovely meadows.

When he had now crossed the mountain and was descending on the other side, he perceived a very obscure den or cavern, which, on his inquiry, the inhabitants of the mountain told him was the retirement of a certain hermit called Bidpay, that is to say, the friendly physician, and that some of the Indian grandees called him Pilpay, that he was a person of profound knowledge, and had retired from the world in contempt of the hurry and vanity of it, and pleased himself in leading a solitary life.

This highly increased Dabschelem's curiosity, who therefore went himself to the mouth of the cave, and Pilpay, seeing him approach, went out to meet him, and invited him in.

The king being entered, the old Brahmin besought him to rest himself, and begged leave to ask him the reason of his taking so long and dangerous a journey.

After this, the delinquent was asked what he had now to say for himself, but he had not a word to answer.

This at length determined the lion to sentence that Damna, as a traitor, should be shut up between four walls and there starved to death.

These chapters, concluded Bidpay, may it please your majesty, are lessons to deceivers and sycophants that they ought to reform their manners.

And I think have sufficiently made it appear that slanderers and railers generally come to an unfortunate end.