一則本生故事，講述一位苦行者受一位國王禮遇十二年，卻始終不敢開口只求一雙草鞋與一柄樹葉傘，藉此說明啟齒求助之難。

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.