水を飲みに来る象を捕食していたヒマヴァーの巨大な金の蟹の物語で、象の群れに生まれた菩薩が蟹のはさみに捕らわれるが、忠実な伴侶が甘言で蟹をおだてた末に踏みつぶし、無事救出されるジャータカ

A Jātaka about a giant golden crab in the Himavā that preyed on elephants coming to drink, until the Bodhisatta, born among the elephants, was caught in its claws and freed only when his devoted mate charmed the crab with flattery before he trampled it to death.