--- title: Opening, part 8 — The grateful elephant · full text with trees description: Opening, part 8, «The grateful elephant» by Eugene Watson Burlingame: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: The prince went there and acquired the arts and crafts. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The grateful elephant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/) / Opening, part 8 # Opening, part 8 Opening, part 8 of «The grateful elephant» by Eugene Watson Burlingame: the whole text, 162 sentences and 2561 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/8/page/2/) The prince went there and acquired the arts and crafts.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") Having so done, he took the five weapons which his teacher gave him, bowed to his teacher, departed from the city of Takkasilā, and girded with the five weapons, struck into the road leading to Benāres.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") On the way he came to a certain forest infested by an ogre named Sticky-hair.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") Now at the mouth of the forest men who saw him tried to dissuade him from entering, saying: “Sir prince, do not enter this forest; an ogre named Sticky-hair lives here; he kills every man he sees.”[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") The Future Buddha, confident of himself, fearless as a maned lion, entered the forest just the same.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") When he reached the heart of that forest, that ogre showed himself to the Future Buddha.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") He had increased his stature to the height of a palm-tree; he had created for himself a head as big as a summer-house with bell-shaped pinnacle, eyes as big as alms-bowls, two tusks as big as giant bulbs or buds; he had the beak of a hawk; his belly was covered with blotches; his hands and feet were dark green.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") Having shown himself to the Future Buddha, he said: “Where are you going? halt! you are my prey!”[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") But the Future Buddha said to him: “Ogre, I knew what I was about when I entered this forest.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") You would do well to be careful about attacking me, for with an arrow steeped in poison will I pierce your flesh and fell you on the spot!”[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") Having thus threatened him, the Future Buddha fitted to his bow an arrow steeped in deadly poison and let fly.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") It stuck right to the ogre’s hair.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") Then he let fly, one after another, fifty arrows.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") All stuck right to the ogre’s hair.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") The ogre shook off every one of those arrows, letting them fall right at his feet, and approached the Future Buddha.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") The Future Buddha threatened him once more, and drawing his sword, smote him with it.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") The sword, thirty-three inches long, stuck right to the ogre’s hair.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") Then he hit him with a spear.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") That also stuck right to his hair.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") Perceiving that the spear had stuck, he smote him with a club.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") That also stuck right to his hair.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") Perceiving that the club had stuck, he said: “Master ogre, you have never heard of me before.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") I am Prince Five-weapons.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") When I entered this forest infested by you, I took no account of bows and such-like weapons; when I entered this forest, I took account only of myself.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") Now I am going to beat you and pound you into powder and dust!”[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") Having thus made known his determination, with a yell he struck the ogre with his right hand.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") His hand stuck right to the ogre’s hair.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") He struck him with his left hand.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") That also stuck.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") He struck him with his right foot.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") That also stuck.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") He struck him with his left foot.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") That also stuck.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") Thought he: “I will beat you with my head and pound you into powder and dust!”[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") He struck him with his head.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") That also stuck right to the ogre’s hair.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") The Future Buddha, snared five times, stuck fast in five places, dangled from the ogre’s body.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") But for all that, he was unafraid, undaunted.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") As for the ogre, he thought: “This is some lion of a man, some man of noble birth,--no mere man\![39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") For although he has been caught by an ogre like me, he appears neither to tremble nor to quake\![40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") In all the time I have harried this road, I have never seen a single man to match him\![41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") Why, pray, is he not afraid?”[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") Not daring to eat him, he asked: “Youth, why are you not afraid? why are you not terrified with the fear of death?”[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") “Ogre, why should I be afraid? for in one state of existence one death is absolutely certain.[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") What’s more, I have in my belly a thunderbolt for weapon.[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") If you eat me, you will not be able to digest that weapon.[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") It will tear your insides into tatters and fragments and will kill you.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") In that case we’ll both perish.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") That’s why I’m not afraid!”[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") (In these terms, we are told, the Future Buddha referred to the Weapon of Knowledge within himself.)[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") Hearing this, the ogre thought: “What this youth says is true, every word of it.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") From the body of this lion of a man, my stomach would not be able to digest a fragment of flesh even so small as a kidney bean.[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") I’ll let him go!”[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") Terrified with the fear of death, he let the Future Buddha go, saying: “Youth, you’re a lion of a man\![54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") I’ll not eat your flesh.[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") Do you, this moment released from my hand, even as the moon is released from the Jaws of Rāhu, go gladden the circle of your kinsfolk and well-wishers!”[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") Then said the Future Buddha to the ogre: “Ogre, I’ll go presently.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") But you, because in a former state of existence also you wrought evil, have been reborn as an ogre, cruel, red-handed, feeding on the flesh and blood of others.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") If in this state of existence also, so long as you live, you do evil deeds, you will go from darkness to darkness.[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") But from the moment you saw me, it has been impossible for you to do evil deeds.[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") Such a crime as taking the life of living beings means rebirth in hell, in the animal kingdom, in the region of the fathers, in the world of the fallen deities; should you be reborn in the world of men, you will live but a short time and soon pass away.”[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") In such wise did the Future Buddha recite the disadvantages of doing deeds contrary to the Precepts, and the advantages of keeping the Five Precepts.[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") With one reason after another he terrified the ogre, preached the Doctrine to him, subdued him, made him self-denying.[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") Having established him in the Five Precepts, he bade him practice them.[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") Then he transformed him into a spirit entitled to receive offerings in the forest, and having admonished him to be heedful, departed from the forest.[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") At the mouth of the forest he told his story to human beings.[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") Then, girded with the five weapons, he went to Benāres and visited his mother and father.[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") After a time becoming established in the kingdom, he ruled righteously, gave alms and performed the other works of merit, and passed away according to his deeds.[68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") \_10.[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") Vedabbha and the Thieves.[70](70/ "tree and pragmatics") \_Cupidity is the root of ruin.[71](71/ "tree and pragmatics") Jātaka 48: i. 252-256.[72](72/ "tree and pragmatics") \_Whoever seeks advantage by wrong means.[73](73/ "tree and pragmatics") \_ This was said by the Teacher while he was in residence at Jetavana with reference to a disobedient monk.[74](74/ "tree and pragmatics") For to this monk the Teacher said: “Monk, not only in your present state of existence are you disobedient, but in a previous state of existence also you were just as disobedient.[75](75/ "tree and pragmatics") And through this same habit of disobedience, because you disregarded the words of wise men, you were cleft in twain with a sharp sword and left lying on the road.[76](76/ "tree and pragmatics") And through your own fault, and yours alone, a thousand men met destruction.”[77](77/ "tree and pragmatics") So saying, he related the following Story of the Past:[78](78/ "tree and pragmatics") In times past, when Brahmadatta ruled at Benāres, there lived in a certain little village a certain Brahman who knew a charm called the Vedabbha charm.[79](79/ "tree and pragmatics") This charm, we are told, was beyond price, of great worth.[80](80/ "tree and pragmatics") When the moon was in conjunction with a certain constellation, the Brahman would look up at the sky and recite that charm, and straightway the Rain of the Seven Jewels would rain from the sky.[81](81/ "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/8/page/2/) - ← previous: [Opening, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/7/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/8/page/2/) - ↑ back to [The grateful elephant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74064/)