自分を礼遇してくれた王にわずかな草履と葉の傘を求めることさえ臆病で言い出せず十二年を過ごした苦行者についての本生譚で、頼み事の難しさを示す。

A Jātaka about an ascetic who spent twelve years too timid to ask the king who had honored him for a mere pair of sandals and a leaf parasol, illustrating the difficulty of asking favors.