一则本生故事，讲述一位苦行者受一位国王礼遇十二年，却始终不敢开口只求一双草鞋与一柄树叶伞，藉此说明启齿求助之难。

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.