貪欲な烏が二羽の美しい金の鵞鳥にその美しさの秘密を尋ね、食物ではなく人格こそが真の美をなすと知る本生物語で、富裕な人々の間で美食を求める僧に関連して語られた

A birth story in which a greedy crow asks two beautiful golden geese the secret of their beauty and learns that character, not food, makes for true beauty, told in reference to a monk who sought out fine food among the wealthy.

烏の暗い色を過去世の恐怖・罪・悪行の結果として説明する同様の本生物語で、再び常に招待を求める僧に関連して語られた

A similar birth story explaining the crow’s dark colour as the result of fear, sin, and evil deeds in past lives, again told in reference to a monk always seeking invitations.