More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
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(Part 1)

Once upon a time a king had a son named Prince Wicked. He was fierce and cruel, and he spoke to nobody without abuse, or blows. Like dust in the eye, was Prince Wicked to everyone, both in the palace and out of it.

His people said to one another, ?If he acts this way while he is a prince, how will he act when he is king?? One day when the prince was swimming in the river, suddenly a great storm came on, and it grew very dark.

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